12 bytes : how we got here, where we might go next
Winterson, Jeanette, 1959-2021
Book
These twelve essays look to history, religion, myth, literature, the politics of race and gender, and of course, computing 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? 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? With wit, compassion and curiosity, Winterson tackles AI's most interesting talking points, from the algorithms that data-dossier your whole life, to the weirdness of backing up your brain.
Main title:
12 bytes : how we got here, where we might go next / Jeanette Winterson.
Author:
Winterson, Jeanette, 1959-, author
Edition:
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Imprint:
New York : Grove Press, 2021.©2021.
Collation:
viii, 324 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes:
First published in 2021 in the UK by Jonathan Cape.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780802159250 (hardcover)9780802159267 (ebook)
Dewey class:
006.3303.4834
Language:
English
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BRN:
581223