{"product_id":"output-isbn-9780262549813","title":"Output","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the vast history of machine-written texts from long before ChatGPT in this anthology collecting 7 decades of creative writing produced by computer generation systems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe discussion of computer-generated text has recently reached a fever pitch but largely omits the long history of work in this area—text generation, as it happens, was not invented yesterday in Silicon Valley. This anthology, \u003ci\u003eOutput\u003c\/i\u003e, thoughtfully selected, introduced, and edited by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Nick Montfort, aims to correct that omission by gathering seven decades of English-language texts produced by generation systems and software. The outputs span many different types of creative writing and include text generated by research systems, along with reports and utilitarian texts, representing many general advances and experiments in text generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutput\u003c\/i\u003e is first and foremost a collection of outputs to be encountered by readers. In addition to an overall introduction, each of the excerpts is introduced individually and organized by fine-grain genre including conversations, humor, letters, poetry, prose, and sentences. Bibliographic references allow readers to learn more about outputs and systems that intrigue them. Although \u003ci\u003eOutput\u003c\/i\u003e could serve as a reference book, it is designed to be readable and to be read. Purposefully excluded are human–computer collaborations that were conceptually defined but not implemented as a computer system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopublished by Counterpath Press“Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Nick Montfort’s \u003ci\u003eOutput: Anthology of Computer-Generated Text, 1953-2023\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent resource and a milestone of scholarly research... It is a monumental reference for students and scholars alike.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElectronic Literature Organization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Many of us have awaited this anthology! And for those who didn’t know they needed it, be amazed at the range of ideas represented here: machine unlearning, the art of nonwords, and systems that know mysteries.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Al Filreis, Kelly Family Professor of English; Director, Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing; Faculty Director, Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this intriguing collection, Nick Montfort and Lillian-Yvonne Bertram have curated a thoughtful and thought-provoking throughline of the achievements and possibilities for human–machine collaborations in the textual arts.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Dan Rockmore, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dartmouth College; editor of \u003ci\u003eWhat Are the Arts and Sciences? A Guide for the Curious\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"An excellent compendium of historical systems output and interactions.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e —Inderjeet Mani,\u003ci\u003e Narrative and Generative AI \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLillian-Yvonne Bertram is the author of \u003ci\u003eTravesty Generator\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of computational poetry that was longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry, and several other poetry books. They direct the MFA in Creative Writing program at the University of Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNick Montfort is a poet and artist who uses computation as his medium. His MIT Press publications range from \u003ci\u003eThe New Media Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited) and \u003ci\u003eTwisty Little Passages\u003c\/i\u003e to, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Future\u003c\/i\u003e and the second edition of \u003ci\u003eExploratory Programming for the Arts and Humanities\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Professor of Digital Media at MIT and Principal Investigator in the Center for Digital Narrative at the University of Bergen, Norway.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303112200421,"sku":"NP9780262549813","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262549813.jpg?v=1767734380","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/output-isbn-9780262549813","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}