Before this Wednesday’s upcoming forum discussion, I wanted to revisit Richard Powers’ Galatea 2.2, which I had read 14 years ago for my PhD dissertation titled, “Brains, Minds, and Computers in Literary and Science Fiction Neuronarratives.” On rereading Powers’ novel, I paid more attention to the iterative development of Helen. What I’ve learned about AI and developments in Generative AI in the past three years provided a stronger foundation for considering the technical aspects of the narrative. Lived experience gave me a better understanding of some of the non-technical aspects of the narrative, too.
