The Digital Aesthete by Ken Liu audiobook

The Digital Aesthete: Human Musings on the Intersection of Art and AI

By Ken Liu and Alex Shvartsman
Read by Mark Owen, Lesa Lockford, David Bendena, Nick Mondelli, Jackie Meloche, Psalm Morant, Aimee Reid, Hope Shangle, Lauren DePorre, and Various

Dreamscape Lore, Dreamscape Media
13.04 Hours • Unabridged
Format : CD (In Stock)
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Today’s software can only imitate art, but what about tomorrow? Will true artificial intelligences be able to appreciate or even create art? Explore dystopian societies, where AI generates most of the content and human artists must eke out an existence, and utopias, where artificial minds help unlock and enhance human creativity. Delve into the minds of robot painters, AI poets, drone forgers, and electronic theater curators. These and other possible futures are imagined by award-winning and bestselling human authors from the USA, UK, China, Ukraine, Chile, Japan, Madagascar, Brazil, Czech Republic, and Sri Lanka.

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Summary

Summary

Today’s software can only imitate art, but what about tomorrow?

Will true artificial intelligences be able to appreciate or even create art? Explore dystopian societies, where AI generates most of the content and human artists must eke out an existence, and utopias, where artificial minds help unlock and enhance human creativity.

Delve into the minds of robot painters, AI poets, drone forgers, and electronic theater curators. These and other possible futures are imagined by award-winning and bestselling human authors from the USA, UK, China, Ukraine, Chile, Japan, Madagascar, Brazil, Czech Republic, and Sri Lanka.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

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. —

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Author

Author Bio: Ken Liu

Author Bio: Ken Liu

Ken Liu is one of the most lauded authors in the field of American literature. A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, Locus Sidewise, and Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards, he has also been nominated for the Sturgeon and Locus Awards. His short story, “The Paper Menagerie,” is the first work of fiction to simultaneously win the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Awards. He also translated the 2015 Hugo Award–winning novel The Three-Body Problem, written by Cixin Liu, which is the first novel to ever win the Hugo award in translation. The Grace of Kings, his debut novel, is the first volume in a silkpunk epic fantasy series set in a universe he and his wife, artist Lisa Tang Liu, created together. It was a finalist for a Nebula Award and the recipient of the Locus Award for Best First Novel.

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Author Bio: Alex Shvartsman

Author Bio: Alex Shvartsman

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Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Science Fiction
Runtime: 13.04
Audience: Adult
Language: English