12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next.
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- Author：Jeanette Winterson
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*A 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK IN THE GUARDIAN， FINANCIAL TIMES AND EVENING STANDARD*
Twelve bytes。 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 Sunday Times-bestselling author Jeanette Winterson。
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。
Twelve bytes。 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 Sunday Times-bestselling author Jeanette Winterson。
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。
Reviews
Sarah
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2。5 rounded downHaving throughly enjoyed Winterson's previous books （Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit， Jeanette Winterson: Note， Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal？ and Frankissstein: A Love Story） I was curious when I heard she was writing a non fiction book on technology。 I guess I shouldn't have let my curiosity get the better of me as I found this to be pretty disappointing。 The book contains 12 essays which read almost as blog posts on Winterson's musings on AI and technology as a whole an 2。5 rounded downHaving throughly enjoyed Winterson's previous books （Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit， Jeanette Winterson: Note， Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal？ and Frankissstein: A Love Story） I was curious when I heard she was writing a non fiction book on technology。 I guess I shouldn't have let my curiosity get the better of me as I found this to be pretty disappointing。 The book contains 12 essays which read almost as blog posts on Winterson's musings on AI and technology as a whole and how it impacts our lives in the 21st century。 These essays are ambitious in scope， but I thought the execution often left something to be desired。 I was unsure what the book was trying to be - to be brutally honest， if I wanted incisive views on the future of AI and how it will impact upon our lives in the future then I'd read a book written by an expert on it。 Not bad by any means， but 12 Bytes missed the mark for this reader。Thank you Netgalley and Grove Atlantic for the advance copy， which was provided in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Justine
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