Literature As, With, and For Artificial Intelligence: Speculative Designs and Provocations for Alien Readers.

The article explores the intersection of literature and artificial intelligence (AI) through three categories: literature as AI, literature with AI, and literature for AI. It discusses how human beings mimic AI writing styles, use AI tools for literary composition, and speculate on creating literatu...

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Published in:CounterText Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 238 - 248
Main Authors: Jagoda, Patrick, Martin, Sarah Edmands
Format: Article
Published: Edinburgh University Press Dec2024
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Summary:The article explores the intersection of literature and artificial intelligence (AI) through three categories: literature as AI, literature with AI, and literature for AI. It discusses how human beings mimic AI writing styles, use AI tools for literary composition, and speculate on creating literature for nonhuman entities. The text delves into asemic writing as a form of post-literary expression that challenges AI's interpretive capabilities, suggesting a need for more alien AI technology to engage with such texts. The authors propose a speculative post-literary work entirely in asemic writing, intended for nonhuman interpretation, raising questions about the future of literature and AI interaction.