The ethical conundrum of memoir in the age of AI

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"Is radical self-reflection the antidote to algorithmic blandness? Bookhaus hosts memoirists Lily Dunn and Alice Jolly in a discussion on life writing in the age of AI slop, exploring its morality, volatility, and above all, its transformative power."

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An event held at Bookhaus on Wednesday 14th January. The event starts at 18:00.

Memoir is not so much what we remember, but how we remember, which makes it one of the most highly subjective literary forms. This also makes it ethically problematic, because your way of remembering might be contested by close friends or family. But true stories are powerful. Award-winning writer, Alice Jolly, and memoir expert Lily Dunn will be discussing memoir as a form for our times, and a necessary defence against AI. Unpredictable, fallible, occasionally unbelievable, do the events that pepper most human lives defy the predictive powers of AI technology?

Tickets cost £7 and include a glass of wine or a soft drink and £2 off the books. Presented by bookhaus.

Entry requirements: no age restrictions