Readers respond to Jeanette Winterson's comments on AI with Asimov comparison

Letters from Ed Kelsey and Arthur Gould respond to an interview in which author Jeanette Winterson discussed AI and the future of humanity, drawing on an Isaac Asimov story.

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2026-11-04 17:00 · The Guardian AI
Jeanette Winterson’s point about AI brings to mind an Isaac Asimov story | Letters

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