Artificial intelligence and the post-literary difference

Abstract

This ensemble piece emerges from a collaboration between members of the editorial team of CounterText and the Center for Digital Narrative at the University of Bergen, known for its pioneering work on electronic literature and its ongoing research into digital cultures, computation, and new media. It consists of responses by members of the Center, as well as fellows and associated researchers, to a ‘provocation’ by CounterText on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ‘the post-literary difference’. The contributors, with their varied areas of interest and expertise, explore the subject from multiple perspectives. They draw on discourses and practices from a wide range of disciplines, including literary studies, philosophy, electronic literature, posthumanism, game studies, and cultural studies.