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‘There is no inevitable dystopia’: Jeanette Winterson on AI and the future of humanity

The author believes we are at a turning point as a species – and even in the shadow of big tech it’s up to us how we want to proceed

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28

Richard Osman and Jeanette Winterson among authors to publish ‘empty book’ in protest of AI using their work

Campaign arrives one week before ministers are due to deliver an update regarding proposed copyright reforms

The Independent UK · Mar 10

One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson review – freewheeling reflections on life, art and AI

One Thousand and One Nights is the framing device for the author’s pithy and thought provoking takes on everything from eugenics to trouser suits

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025

Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’

Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

Jeanette Winterson: ‘I’d like to go up in space as a very old lady and just be pushed out’

The Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit author on being a good landlord to a grumpy ghost, her optimism about AI and the ideal size for cats

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2025

For great stories, we need people, not AI

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by the author Jeanette Winterson in which she praises OpenAI’s metafictional short story

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025

Sydney writers’ festival 2025: tallying authors’ views on Israel-Gaza ‘tokenistic and unfortunate’, organisers say

After the shock resignation of the festival’s chair, the Sydney writers’ festival unveils its starry 2025 program in ‘an incredibly polarised environment’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2025

How the oil majors sabotaged Kyoto

A West End play reveals the way in which powerful vested interests brought about the demise of the climate protocol

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025

Labour to promise ‘access to the arts’ to widen involvement in creative industries

Starmer will set out new strategy for culture after analysis found 40% of recent British awards nominees were privately educated

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

Rory Stewart, Jeanette Winterson and Marlon James announced for Hay festival 2024

The UK literary festival unveils 29 taster events next year and plans to focus on ‘global themes and the impact of issues on the world’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023