The Singularity (film)

The Singularity is a 2012 documentary film directed by Doug Wolens.

Trailer

Plot

In The Singularity, Wolens explores the various technologies relating to transhumanism and examines the possibilities that could come with the singularity. Interviews in the documentary explore both how we can get there, and also a skeptical assessment of the problems that we could also face.

Transhumanist Elements

The documentary is split into 4 key sections; Artificial Intelligence, Becoming machines, Techno-utopia, and posthumanism.

Topics covered include:

• AI
• AGI
• Nanotechnology
• Neuroengineering

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People Featured

• Ray Kurzweil
• Leon Panetta
• Richard A. Clarke
• Bill McKibben
• David Chalmers
• Wolfe Singer
• Christine Peterson
• Christof Koch
• Alison Gopnik
• Peter Norvig
• Ben Goertzel
• Eliezer Yudkowsky
• Aubrey De Grey
• Barney Pell
• Ralph Merkle
• Brad Templeton
• Paul Saffo
• Cynthia Breazeal
• Marshall Brain
• Jonas Lamis
• David Friedman
• Glenn Zorpette
• Peter Voss
• Chris Phoenix
• Andy Clark
• Matt Francis

External Links

• Official Site
• The Singularity (film) on Wikipedia