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The Digital Aesthete: Human Musings on the Intersection of Art and AI - Paperback
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by Alex Shvartsman (Editor), Ken Liu (Author), Adrian Tchaikovsky (Author)
What happens when AI takes over the creative process?
Discussion about, and the use of artificial intelligence has exploded across the globe. Some programmers have already speculated that they are witnessing the birth of 'general' intelligence in ai which would be a game changer and decades before it was originally anticipated.Is this the next step, from robots taking over tedious repetitive tasks in factories to now taking over creative ventures as well?Here are fictional stories that explore the relationship between artificial intelligence and art, written by top science fiction authors from across the globe. Read the tales of robot painters, AI poets, andelectronic gallery curators; dystopias where human artists must eke out an existence in societies where AI generates most of the content, and utopias where artificial minds help unlock and enhance human creativity.This collection features a truly global perspective from top authors from USA, UK, China, Russia, Ukraine, Nigeria, Madagascar, Argentina, Chile, Czech Republic, and Sri Lanka."In this impressive collection, a star-studded lineup of 17 authors assembled by Shvartsman (Kakistocracy) raise angst-ridden questions about human-AI collaboration ... This smart, kaleidoscopic view into the digital future will have readers longing to log off." -Publishers Weekly
Author Biography
Alex Shvartsman is a writer, translator, game designer,
and anthologist. His adventures so far have included traveling to over 30
countries, playing a card game for a living, and building a successful
business.
Nature, Strange Horizons, Fireside, Weird Tales, Galaxy's Edge, and many
other venues. He won the WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction in 2014 and
was a two-time finalist (2015 & 2017) for the Canopus Award for Excellence
in Interstellar Fiction. His political fantasy novel, Eridani's Crown, was
published in 2019. Alex's translations from Russian have appeared in The
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Clarkesworld, Asimov's, Apex,
Strange Horizons, and other venues. He's the editor of the Unidentified Funny Objects series
of humorous SF/F, as well as a variety of other anthologies, including The
Cackle of Cthulhu (Baen), Humanity 2.0 (Arc Manor),
and Funny Science Fiction (UFO). He's the editor and publisher
of Future Science Fiction Digest, a magazine that focuses on
international fiction.
Alex has resided in Brooklyn, NY for over 30 years.
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