Introductory Reading
- Bostrom, N. 2002. Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards. Journal of Evolution and Technology, Vol. 9.
- Bostrom, N. 2003. Ethical Issues in Advanced Artificial Intelligence. In Cognitive, Emotive and Ethical Aspects of Decision Making in Humans and in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 2, pp. 12-17.
- Bostrom, N. 2003. The Transhumanist FAQ: A General Introduction. Published by the World Transhumanist Association.
- Broderick, D. 2002. The Spike: How Our Lives Are Being Transformed by Rapidly Advancing Technologies. Tor.
- Drexler, K. E. 1986. Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology. Anchor, 1987.
- Hofstadter, D. 1979. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. Basic Books.
- Kurzweil, R. 2005. The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. Viking.
- Moravec, H. 1998. Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind. Oxford University Press.
- Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence. 2002. What Is the Singularity?
- Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence. 2002. Why Work Toward the Singularity?
- Smart, J. 2004. A Brief History of Intellectual Discussion of Accelerating Change. Published at AccerationWatch.com.
- Vinge, V. 1993. The Coming Technological Singularity. Whole Earth Review, Winter 1993.
- Yudkowsky, E. 2003. Why We Need Friendly AI. Presented at the 2003 Foresight Senior Associate Gathering.