Transcendent Man (2011)

Transcendent Man is a documentary film by filmmaker Barry Ptolemy.

The film chronicles the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil, inventor, futurist, and author of The Singularity is Near. Transcendent Man presents his vision of technological singularity, the point in the future in which technology will be advancing so rapidly that humans will have to enhance themselves with artificial intelligence in order to keep up.

Kurzweil predicts the dawning of a new civilization in which humans will no longer be dependent upon their physical bodies, will become trillions of times more intelligent, and lose the ability to distinguish between real and virtual reality.

Kurzweil believes this will cause human aging and illness to be reversed, world hunger and poverty to be solved, and death to be “cured”. Critics accuse Ray of being too optimistic, and argue that the dangers of the Singularity far outweigh the benefits, pointing out the apocalyptic implications that once machines achieve consciousness, humanity may not be able to control them.

Transcendent Man features discussions with and commentary by over 15 prominent scientific, political, and celebrity figures including Ray Kurzweil, Colin Powell, William Shatner, and Stevie Wonder. William Morris Endeavor is distributing in partnership with Ptolemaic Productions and Therapy Studios, using an original model involving a nationwide screening tour of the film (featuring Q&A sessions with Ptolemy and Kurzweil), as well as separate digital and DVD releases. The film is being publicly released on iTunes and On-Demand on March 1st, 2011, and on DVD on May 24th, 2011[1].
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The hot tub scenes with Shatner and friends are definitely not to be missed.

A bonus video boasts an appearance by Steve Jobs demonstrating his latest tantric self-stimulation techniques. What stamina!