{"product_id":"12-bytes-jeanette-winterson-9780802159250","title":"12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwelve 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 Winterson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Talky, smart, anarchic and quite sexy,\" said Dwight Garner in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e about Jeanette Winterson's latest novel, \u003cem\u003eFrankissstein\u003c\/em\u003e, which perfectly describes too this new collection of essays on the same subject of AI. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e12 Bytes\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWhy Be Happy When You Can Be Normal? \u003c\/em\u003eJeanette 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen 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?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeanette Winterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802159257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802159250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.59w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2021 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/30\/2021","brand":"Jeanette Winterson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055077454079,"sku":"9780802159250","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18748902-ffbc-4382-a785-8f33f1d6a0ff.jpg?v=1685033657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/12-bytes-jeanette-winterson-9780802159250","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}