- Nick Bostrom
- Ray Kurzweil
- Cory Doctorow
- Dr. Douglas R. Hofstadter
- Stewart Brand
- Dr. Selmer Bringsjord
- Dr. Rodney Brooks
- Jamais Cascio
- Dr. Hubert Dreyfus
- Bill Gates
- Dr. Ben Goertzel
- Dr. Stephen Hawking
- Dr. Daniel Hillis
- Bill Joy
- Jaron Lanier
- Pamela Mccorduck
- Bill McKibben
- Dr. Marvin Minsky
- Dr. Hans Moravec
- Ramez Naam
- Martin Rees
- Glenn Harlan Reynolds
- Dr. John Searle
- Dr. Vernor Vinge
Ray Kurzweil
CEO, Kurzweil Technologies
What, then, is the Singularity? It's a future period during which the pace of technological change will be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life will be irreversibly transformed. Although neither utopian or dystopian, this epoch will transform the concepts that we rely on to give meaning to our lives, from our business models to the cycle of human life, including death itself. Understanding the Singularity will alter our perspective on the significance of our past and the ramifications for our future. To truly understand it inherently changes one's view of life in general and one's own particular life. I regard someone who understands the Singularity and who has reflected on its implications for his or her own life as a 'singularitarian'.