The Singularity (2012)
Within the coming decades we will be able to create AIs with greater than human intelligence, bio-engineer our species and re-design matter through nanotechnology. How will these technologies change what it means to be human? Director Doug Wolens speaks with leading futurists, computer scientists, artificial intelligence experts, and philosophers who turn over the question like a Rubik’s Cube. Ultimately, if we become more machine-like, and machines more like us, will we sacrifice our humanity to gain something greater? Or will we engineer our own demise? THE SINGULARITY is a comprehensive and insightful documentary film that examines technology’s accelerating rate, and deftly addresses the resulting moral questions.
Director: Doug Wolens
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Ray Kurzweil as Himself |
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Leon Panetta as Himself |
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Richard A. Clarke as Himself |
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Bill McKibben as Himself |
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David Chalmers as Himself |
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Wolfe Singer as Himself |
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Christine Peterson as Herself |
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Christof Koch as Himself |
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Alison Gopnik as Herself |
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Peter Norvig as Himself |
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Ben Goertzel as Himself |
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Eliezer Yudkowsky as Himself |
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Aubrey de Grey as Himself |
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Barney Pell as Himself |
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Ralph Merkle as Himself |
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Brad Templeton as Himself |
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Paul Saffo as Himself |
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Cynthia Breazeal as Herself |
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Marshall Brain as Himself |
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Jonas Lamis as Himself |
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David Friedman as Himself |
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Glenn Zorpette as Himself |
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Peter Voss as Himself |
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Chris Phoenix as Himself |
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Andy Clark as Himself |
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Matt Francis as Himself |
| Directing | Doug Wolens | Director |
| Production | Doug Wolens | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Jerry van de Beek | Animation |
| Editing | Doug Wolens | Editor |
| Crew | Christopher L. Perez | Legal Services |
