Rapture for the Geeks

Rapture for the Geeks: When AI Outsmarts IQ (2009) is a non-fiction book by American Law Professor Richard Dooling. The book provides an alarming^[1] window into a hypothetical future technological singularity, where machine intelligence outstrips human intelligence.^[2] The book also provides a historical review of man's relationship with machines,^[3] including dangers caused by other technologies such as nuclear weaponry.^[1]

Rapture for the Geeks:
When AI Outsmarts IQ

Author	Richard Dooling
Language	English
Publisher	Crown
Publication date	September 30, 2008
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	272
ISBN	978-0307405258

See also

• Technological singularity

References

1. ""Rapture for the Geeks": Hello, Hal? The past and future of technology". Seattle Times. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
2. "BOOKS: Author tells how Hitler grew into a monster who orchestrated unthinkable horrors". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 15 June 2014. [T]his book explores the history of computers to date -- and ponders the possibilities that will emerge when they become more intelligent than humans.
3. "Rapture for the Geeks: When AI Outsmarts IQ". Publishers Weekly. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2014.