A review by se0saimhin
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil

Did not finish book.

I almost always finish the books I read, and I had been looking forward to this one. Yuval Noah Harari, who is deeply skeptical of AI, cites kurzweil as a more optimistic voice on the subject. So, between wanting to know more about AI from an optimistic perspective; kurzweils indubitably impressive resume; and the sterling reviews, I was excited to read it. I was disappointed to find it so poorly structured as to be difficult to parse, and distractingly smug and self aggrandizing. I’m no stranger to reading books by people I disagree with, and I honestly like getting a fresh perspective even if I do a fair bit of eye rolling while doing it. But I just could not get through this book, and DNF’d it about halfway through. This was shortly after the author noted his 250 pill per day and multiple IV infusion per week supplement habit as being key to reducing his genetic age. Yeah…… pass.