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Literary theory for robots : = how computers learned to write /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Literary theory for robots :/ Dennis Yi Tenen.
Reminder of title:	how computers learned to write /
Author:	Tenen, Dennis.
Published:	New York, NY :W. W. Norton & Company, : 2025.,
Description:	158 p. :ill. ;21 cm.
Notes:	"First published as a Norton paperback 2025"-- title page verso.
[NT 15003449]:	Intelligence as metaphor (an introduction) -- Letter magic -- Smart cabinets -- Floral leaf pattern -- Template culture -- Airplane stories -- Markov's Pushkin -- 9 big ideas for an effective conclusion.
Subject:	Natural language generation (Computer science) - History. -
ISBN:	9781324105053

Literary theory for robots : = how computers learned to write /
Tenen, Dennis.

Literary theory for robots :how computers learned to write /Dennis Yi Tenen. - New York, NY :W. W. Norton & Company,2025. - 158 p. :ill. ;21 cm. - Norton shorts. - Norton shorts..

"First published as a Norton paperback 2025"-- title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-146) and index.

Intelligence as metaphor (an introduction) -- Letter magic -- Smart cabinets -- Floral leaf pattern -- Template culture -- Airplane stories -- Markov's Pushkin -- 9 big ideas for an effective conclusion.

"Literary Theory for Robots reveals the hidden history of modern machine intelligence, taking readers on a spellbinding journey from medieval Arabic philosophy to visions of a universal language, past Hollywood fiction factories and missile defense systems trained on Russian folktales. In this provocative reflection on the shared pasts of literature and computer science, former Microsoft engineer and professor of comparative literature Dennis Yi Tenen provides crucial context for recent developments in AI, which holds important lessons for the future of humans living with smart technology. Intelligence expressed through technology should not be mistaken for a magical genie, capable of self-directed thought or action. Rather, in highly original and effervescent prose with a generous dose of wit, Yi Tenen asks us to read past the artifice--to better perceive the mechanics of collaborative work. Something as simple as a spell-checker or a grammar-correction tool, embedded in every word-processor, represents the culmination of a shared human effort, spanning centuries. Smart tools, like dictionaries and grammar books, have always accompanied the act of writing, thinking, and communicating. That these paper machines are now automated does not bring them to life. Nor can we cede agency over the creative process. With its masterful blend of history, technology, and philosophy, Yi Tenen's work ultimately urges us to view AI as a matter of labor history, celebrating the long-standing cooperation between authors and engineers."--Amazon.

ISBN: 9781324105053US12.00Subjects--Topical Terms:

3749568
Natural language generation (Computer science)
--History.

LC Class. No.: PN6071.A845 / T46 2025

Dewey Class. No.: 629.892

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