Poetry Has No Future Unless It Comes to an End: Poems of Artificial Intelligence

Poetry Has No Future Unless It Comes to an End: Poems of Artificial Intelligence by Davide Balula and Charles Bernstein was created between 2020 and 2022 from a dataset of Bernstein’s writing. The process and background are detailed in the book, which is published by Nero Editions in Italy.  Balula created a synthetic voice based on recordings of Bernstein. Listen to the audiobook, and other sound files, including a live performance, at PennSound. Order the book from Printed Matter. Johanna Drucker has written about the collaboration here.