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12 bytes : how we got here, where we might go next / Jeanette Winterson.

12 bytes : how we got here, where we might go next / Jeanette Winterson.
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006.3 WINT
Adult Non Fiction   Riverwood . . Available .  
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ISBN 9781787332478 (paperback)
Name Winterson, Jeanette, 1959- author.
Title 12 bytes : how we got here, where we might go next / Jeanette Winterson.
Published London : Jonathan Cape, 2021.
©2021
Description 273 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references.
Summary An original, and entertaining new book from Jeanette Winterson, drawing on her years of thinking about and reading about Artificial Intelligence in its bewildering manifestations. She looks 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? 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 interesting talking points, from the algorithms that data-dossier your whole life, to the weirdness of backing up your brain.
Subjects Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence -- Social aspects
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