Jeanette Winterson 12 Bytes : How artificial intelligence will change the way we live

Joins the dots in a neglected narrative of female scientists, visionaries and codebreakers ObserverHow is artificial intelligence changing the way we live and love? Now with a new chapter, this is the eyeopening new book from Sunday Times bestselling author Jeanette Winterson. Drawing on her years of thinking and reading about AI, Jeanette Winterson looks to history, religion, myth, literature, politics and, of course, computer science to help us understand the radical changes to the way we live and love that are happening now. With wit, compassion and curiosity, Winterson tackles AIs most interesting talking points from the weirdness of backing up your brain and the connections between humans and nonhuman helpers to whether its time to leave planet Earth. Very funny... A kind of comparative mythology, where the hype and ideology of cuttingedge tech is read through the lens of far older stories SpectatorRefreshingly optimistic GuardianA Books of 2021 Pick in the Guardian, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and Evening Standard | Jeanette Winterson 12 Bytes : How artificial intelligence will change the way we live