The first guy to predict it invented the scanner. https://www.amazon.com/Singularity-Near-Humans-Transcend-Biology-ebook/dp/B000QCSA7C/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=
Above parenthetical 3, in order. Then take the coursera machine learning course by Andrew Ng
[edit]: confusing wording (sorry); I meant: 1, 2, 3, 4 in order.