{"product_id":"cook-sarah-ai-and-the-paradox-of-agency","title":"Cook, Sarah: AI and the Paradox of Agency","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col self-stretch py-6\" data-astro-cid-if4vlc6e=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-astro-cid-if4vlc6e=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text py-4\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe use of AI raises questions about who or what has agency. What does the shift of this decision-making power away from the individual mean for artists as well as for society, the planet, and the future of humanity?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis publication is based around conversations between the curator and editor Sarah Cook and the artists of the exhibition AI and the Paradox of Agency at Bildmuseet, Umeå University in 2026–27: boredomresearch, Tega Brain, Dennis Delgado, Linda Dounia Rebeiz, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Nicolas Gourault, Zeno Gries, Lawrence Lek, Rachel Maclean, Stephen Marche, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Florian Model, Yuri Pattison, Planetary Portals, Raqs Media Collective, Daniel Shanken, Caroline Sinders \u0026amp; Romy Gad el Rab, Paola Torres Núñez del Prado, and Addie Wagenknecht.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book documents their work alongside essays from Sarah Cook, art critic Charlotte Kent, and philosopher Alasdair Milne which consider the role of agents and definitions of agency following philosophies of technology, the history of cybernetics, and the varied practices of artists exploring our capacity to act with and against the logic of AI systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Cook is a professor in Information Studies at the University of Glasgow and WASP-HS guest professor in Art and AI at Umeå University, with a foundation in philosophy of technology. She is a curator of exhibitions on art, technology and science, and author of texts about media art and curatorial practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: AI and the Paradox of Agency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher, Year\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hatje Cantz, Bildmuseet, Umeå University, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sarah Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback with Flap\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003es\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize, Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140mm x 210mm, 308 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-3-7757-6362-2 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TPG Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58188206047612,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2244\/5351\/files\/UntitledDesign_1.jpg?v=1794492975","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.thephotographersgallery.org.uk\/products\/cook-sarah-ai-and-the-paradox-of-agency","provider":"TPG Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}