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Vauhini Vara discusses her book on the impact of digital technologies on personal identity with host Richard Wolinsky.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Vauhini Vara, AI and the Search for Self in the Digital World Vauhini Vara, Pulitzer Prize finalist for her novel, “The Immortal King Rao,” and former tech journalist for the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere, discusses her book, “Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age” with host Richard Wolinsky, just out in trade paperback. “Searches” is an exploration of how the internet and digital technologies influence and reshape our personal identities and self-perception, and the quest for meaning in contemporary society. The interview focuses on various aspects of her book, most notably the relation of the tech giants and corporations to politics, and specifically, the ins and outs of the corporate product known as “A.I.” Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize Winning Novelist, 2005 Michael Cunningham in the KPFA studios, 2010. Photo: Richard Wolinsky. Michael Cunningham in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded while on the book tour for “Specimen Days,” recorded in the KPFA studios, June 24, 2005. This is the conclusion of a previously aired interveiw. Michael Cunningham…

People in this episode

Host: Richard Wolinsky

Guest: Vauhini Vara

Topics covered

• AI
• digital identity
• self-perception
• technology and politics
• Vauhini Vara
• interview

Keywords

• AI
• digital age
• selfhood
• Vauhini Vara
• technology
• identity
• politics
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wall Street Journal, KPFA

Books & works: The Immortal King Rao, Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age, Specimen Days, The Hours

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