{"product_id":"story-machines-how-computers-have-become-creative-writers-9780367751975","title":"Story Machines: How Computers Have Become Creative Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book explores machines as authors of fiction, past, present, and future. For centuries, writers have dreamed of mechanical storytellers. We can now build these devices. What will be the impact on society of AI programs that generate original stories to entertain and persuade? What can we learn about human creativity from probing how they work?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStory Machines\u003c\/i\u003e, two pioneers of creative artificial intelligence explore the design and impact of AI story generators. The book covers three themes: \u003ci\u003elanguage generators\u003c\/i\u003e that compose coherent text, \u003ci\u003estoryworlds\u003c\/i\u003e with believable characters, and \u003ci\u003eAI models\u003c\/i\u003e of human storytellers. Providing examples of story machines through the ages, it covers the history, recent developments, and future implications of automated story generation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnyone with an interest in story writing will gain a new perspective on what it means to be a creative writer, what parts of creativity can be mechanized, and what is essentially human. \u003ci\u003eStory Machines\u003c\/i\u003e is for those who have ever wondered what makes a good story, why stories are important to us, and what the future holds for storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMike Sharples\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Educational Technology at The Open University, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow We Write: Writing as Creative Design\u003c\/i\u003e. His other works include \u003ci\u003eComputers and Thought: A Practical Introduction to Artificial Intelligence \u003c\/i\u003eand over 300 books and papers on artificial intelligence, computers and writing and educational technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRafael Pérez y Pérez \u003c\/strong\u003eis a full Professor at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana at Cuajimalpa, México City. He specializes in computational creativity, particularly models for narrative generation, and has led the Association for Computational Creativity. His works include \u003ci\u003eMEXICA: 20 Years - 20 Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreatividad Computacional \u003c\/i\u003eand diverse papers on artificial intelligence and computational creativity. His website is www.rafaelperezyperez.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525785293074,"sku":"9780367751975","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_12581541-5576-4614-a050-a984d46ff631.jpg?v=1731238432","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/story-machines-how-computers-have-become-creative-writers-9780367751975","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}