Now Diamandis and Kurzweil are focused on getting Singularity University up and running.

"We are reaching out across the globe to gather the smartest and most passionate future leaders and arm them with the tools and network they need to wrestle with the Grand Challenges of our day," said Diamandis in a written statement. "During the year, between the Graduate Summer Programs, SU will offer a unique 3-day and 10-day program for CEOs and executives that will give them the forward looking radar they need to determine how these key technologies might transform their companies and industries in the next 5 - 10 years ahead."

The university, according to its web site, will be offering a 9-week graduate-studies program, along with 3-day and 10-day programs.