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fromFast Company
2 days ago

How Musk's techno-utopianism evolved from 20th-century Europe

In The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge with AI, the futurist Ray Kurzweil imagines the point in 2045 when rapid technological progress crosses a threshold as humans merge with machines, an event he calls "the singularity." Although Kurzweil's predictions may sound more like science fiction than fact-based forecasting, his brand of thinking goes well beyond the usual sci-fi crowd. It has provided inspiration for American technology industry elites for some time, chief among them Elon Musk.
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fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

Silicon Valley's Misguided Utopian Visions

Tech oligarchs like Musk and Bezos wield unprecedented influence, promoting radical visions of a future shaped by technology, but these ideologies warrant critical examination.
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