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    predictions about the future of technology in his 2005 book‚ The Singularity is Near. In the film‚ Ptolemy follows Kurzweil around the world as he discusses his thoughts on the Technological Singularity‚ a proposed advancement that will occur sometime in the 21st century when progress in genetics‚ nanotechnology‚ and robotics will result in the creation of a human-machine civilization. The Technological Singularity‚ or simply the singularity‚ is a theoretical moment in time when artificial intelligence

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    in digital cultureQUESTION 1 - The concept singularity is a hypothesis on the not so far future of human life on earth. According to Ray Kurzweil‚ the scientist‚ inventor‚ futurist and author of The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology; singularity is a stage in our near future where technological development will start to accrue at an inconceivable speed that normal humans cannot keep up with‚ let alone contain. This possible technological change‚ which is not recognizable to us right

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    option – to reward people based on demonstrated expertise: “Now we have a fair and objective way to see who gets a shot.” Lightman – who has an impressive Klout score of 81 out of 100 and is considered the #1 authority on topics such as the singularity and the future – has worked hard at building his network and his score. That effort is valuable‚ he says‚ because Klout measures and encourages the right things online – whether you’re engaging with your network and producing quality content. “If

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    1 Singularity functions 1-2-1 The unit-step function The continuous-time unit-step function The continuous-time unit-step function is denoted as u ( t ) and is defined mathematically by: 0‚  u (t ) =  1‚  for t < 0 for t ≥ 0 which have the zero amplitude for all t < 0 and the amplitude of 1 for all t ≥ 0 ‚ and its plot is shown in Figure 1-10 u (t ) 1 0 t 2 Fundamental of signal processing Figure 1-10: The continuous-time unit step function The discrete-time unit-step

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    Salvation or Destruction: The Singularity is Near! Is the singularity humanity’s new evolution‚ which will catapult the species to a god-like status‚ or the ultimate means of its destruction? This is the main theme of Transcendent Man‚ based off the book The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil. Ray‚ a notable futurist‚ hypothesizes that in the near future our technology will reach a point where computers can outperform the human brain‚ continue getting smaller and humanity will then blend with its

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    The comparative analysis essay is based on Dave Eggers’s The Circle‚ James John Bell’s Exploring the Singularity and John Cheever’s The Enormous Radio. From the chosen texts‚ it is evident that the authors are not amused by the modern technological advancements and prefers a satirical opinion of the same. The advancement of modern technology has violated the right to privacy‚ secrecy and security. The texts target technology enthusiasts and the general public population as the audience. Dave Eggers’s

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    a way to get there to get there job done; also because of the non-advance technology everyone was more healthier that we are. Now we are living in a technological world now and we can’t live without it. The way we communicate‚ learn and do our daily activities has changed and it has both negative and positive impacts on us. This technological age has positively impacted our little society. Technology has made travelling from place to place or from city to village or country to country easier

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    Impact of Technology All walks of life have been affected by technology as it has become a vital piece of our everyday living. To name a few‚ doctors‚ students‚ and business people depend on technology everyday to complete normal‚ everyday tasks. Organizations have improved their business practices with technology. Technology has become the means to controlling the world in which we live; as without technology‚ simple tasks we accomplish daily would be deemed mundane and take up too much time

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    Impact of Technology on Employee Relations January 19‚ 2012 [pic] Fig 1. Technology affects Structure affects Employee Relations 1.     How Technology impacts organization structure? Employee relations involve multiple layers of communication‚ from employer-employee relations to interactions among the workforce itself. To understand the effect of technology on employee relations we have to understand how the structure of an organization changes with the type of technology being used

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    References: Changing Minds. (2013). Late majority. Retrieved from http://changingminds.org/disciplines/communication/diffusion/late_majority.htm Conjecture Corporation. (2013). What is technological convergence. Retrieved from http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-technological-convergence.htm Free Articles. (2013). An introduction to 3D television. Retrieved from http://www.articlesbase.com/cable-and-satellite-tv-articles/an-introduction-to-3d-television-2118793.html Janalta Interactive

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