Become The Singularity

What will it mean to become when machines and humans blend?

I was at a Bocci Party in Chelsea, talking to a guy about the global consciousness, the noosphere, becoming more concentrated in the age of the internet.
He said, "That's the singularity, read "The Singularity is Near", by Ray Kurzweil."
Below are a couple of videos about The Singularity. In one Ray Kurzweil talks about the coming together of human and machine intelligence. The other video demonstrates the incredible implications of exponential growth.

If machines' and human minds will merge, how will this impact consciousness?




Ray Kurzweil Explains the Coming Singularity
Futurist Ray Kurzweil details the technology timeline leading up to 2029 including the downsides to Singularity.