1st Edition
Artificial Universities Speculative AI and Generative Design
By Mark Blythe
Copyright 2026
244 Pages
37 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
244 Pages
37 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
244 Pages
37 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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Artificial intelligence is transforming work, politics and culture at an unprecedented rate. Universities are at the frontlines of change and academics are confronted daily by AI’s impact on teaching, research and institutional life. This book situates the rise of AI within its larger cultural context, tracing its origins in myth, fiction and computational history. It explores urgent questions... Read more
Chapter 1, Introduction: Dark Materials Chapter 2, Speculative Engines: Research Fiction and Story Shapes Chapter 3, Navigating Artificial Spaces Chapter 4, Lagadia: An Augmented Design Fiction Chapter 5, Ideas of the University: One Hundred Years of Campus Fiction Chapter 6, The Metacampus Library Chapter 7, Artificial Institutions. Bibliography. Index
Biography
Mark Blythe is Professor of Interdisciplinary Design at Northumbria University. He is the Director of the Centre for Speculative AI and writes about himself in the third person, like Caesar.
