num_pages: 324
description: Twelve eye-opening mind-expanding funny and provocative essays on the implications of artificial intelligence for the way we live and the way we love from New York Times bestselling author Jeanette WintersonTalky smart anarchic and quite sexy said Dwight Garner in the New York Times about Jeanette Winterson's latest novel Frankissstein which perfectly describes too this new collection of essays on the same subject of AI.In 12 Bytes the New York Times bestselling author of Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal? Jeanette Winterson draws on her years of thinking and reading about artificial intelligence in all its bewildering manifestations. In her brilliant laser focused uniquely pointed and witty style of story-telling Winterson looks to history religion myth literature the politics of race and gender and computer science to help us understand the radical changes to the way we live and love that are happening now.When we create non-biological life-forms will we do so in our image? Or will we accept the once-in-a-species opportunity to remake ourselves in their image? What do love caring sex and attachment look like when humans form connections with non-human helpers teachers sex-workers and companions? And what will happen to our deep-rooted assumptions about gender? Will the physical body that is our home soon be enhanced by biological and neural implants keeping us fitter younger and connected? Is it time to join Elon Musk and leave Planet Earth?With wit compassion and curiosity Winterson tackles AI's most fascinating talking points from the algorithms that data-dossier your whole life to the weirdness of backing up your brain.
language: English
title: 12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next
publisher: Grove Press