12 Bytes - How artificial intelligence will change the way we live and love

'Briskly and breezily, 12 Bytes joins the dots in a neglected narrative of female scientists, visionaries and code-breakers' Observer

Twelve eye-opening, mind-expanding and provocative essays from Sunday Times-bestselling author Jeanette Winterson

Drawing on her years of thinking and reading about Artificial Intelligence in its bewildering manifestations, 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 AI's most interesting talking points, from the algorithms that data-dossier your whole life, to the weirdness of backing up your brain.

'Her writing engulfs you in lucid, fairytale-like realities that take you on gender-bending and time-warped explorations of religion, love, sex, and sexual identity.' Independent

*A 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK IN THE GUARDIAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND EVENING STANDARD*

About the author

Jeanette Winterson CBE is a British writer. After graduating from Oxford University, she published her first novel at 25. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

She has written thirteen novels for adults, two collections of short stories, as well as children's books, non-fiction and screenplays. She is Professor of New Writing at the University of Manchester.

Product details

Authors	Jeanette Winterson
Publisher	JONATHAN CAPE
Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	29.07.2021
EAN	9781787332461
ISBN	978-1-78733-246-1
No. of pages	288
Dimensions	144 mm x 222 mm x 29 mm
Subjects	Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Artificial Intelligence, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Feminism and feminist theory, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General

Product details

• Authors: Jeanette Winterson
• Publisher: JONATHAN CAPE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.07.2021
• EAN: 9781787332461
• ISBN: 978-1-78733-246-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 222 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Artificial Intelligence, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Feminism and feminist theory, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General