The Singularity Is Nearer , Kurzweil, Ray - Amazon.com
I cannot believe this book was published in 2005, after his original essay in 2001. Its' absolutely prescient.
Considering what he says in this book, I am now of the opinion that crypto is just a manifestation of the wrenching break between the capacities of technology versus the capabilities of the institutions that govern the world we live in.
Many of the things that Kurzweil says have now become part of the background lore of the tech sector, but even we only pay reluctant lip service. His most interesting thesis is that the pace of technological development is about to start its visible exponential phase (what he calls the second half of the chessboard, ie one grain of rice per …
