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‘There is no inevitable dystopia’: Jeanette Winterson on AI and the future of humanity
According to the description, The Guardian profiles author Jeanette Winterson, who believes humanity is at a turning point and that, even in the shadow of big tech, people can choose how to proceed. It draws on the 2021 book 12 Bytes.
Why it matters
The same thing, for different readers.
The question it raises
Jeanette Winterson frames AI as a turning point for the species where the human choice about the future still matters.
The record
- Questions
- What values should AI have, and could it have a mind of its own? · How fast is AI advancing, and where is it heading?
- People
- Jeanette Winterson (About them) · Aida Edemariam (Wrote it)
- What we read
- We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of October 29, 2026, via
the-guardian-ai(tier 2: a major outlet’s own reporting) - Cite this
- The Guardian, “‘There is no inevitable dystopia’: Jeanette Winterson on AI and the future of humanity”, October 28, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/guardian-2026-10-28-winterson-no-inevitable-dystopia
Our notesLight lane: only the opening of the piece was available in triage; the interview itself was not read.