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[[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]\nKey Details\n\n* Timeframe Covered: Seven decades of English-language, machine-written text from 1953 to 1953–2023. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]\n* Contents: Features 200 selections across fine-grained genres including poetry, prose, storytelling, conversations, humor, letters, reporting, rhetoric, and code. 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Katherine Hayles Award for Criticism of Electronic Literature. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]\n* Formats & Pricing: Available in paperback ($45.00) and eBook ($28.99) formats through platforms like the [MIT Press Bookstore](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg). [[1](https://support.google.com/knowledgepanel/answer/9787176), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]\n\nIf you'd like, I can share more about specific historical systems featured in the book (such as Joseph E. Grimes' 1963 Fairy Tale Generator or Alison Knowles' The House of Dust). 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[Learn more](https://support.google.com/websearch?p=ai_overviews)","transcript_class":"CAPTURE-TIME VERBATIM RECORD — paste of the Overview expanded, with its source cards","transcript_complete":"complete as supplied","transcript_raw":"AI Mode Conversation\nYou said: Output: An Anthology of Computer-Generated TextOutput: An Anthology of Computer-Generated Text\nPublished by [MIT Press](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg) and Counterpath Press on November 5, 2024, [Output: An Anthology of Computer-Generated Text, 1953–2023](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F11vlsmmbcp&q=Output%3A+An+Anthology+of+Computer-Generated+Text%2C+1953%E2%80%932023) is a 504-page collection edited by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Nick Montfort. 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Katherine Hayles Award for Criticism of Electronic Literature. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]\n* Formats & Pricing: Available in paperback ($45.00) and eBook ($28.99) formats through platforms like the [MIT Press Bookstore](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg). [[1](https://support.google.com/knowledgepanel/answer/9787176), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]\n\nIf you'd like, I can share more about specific historical systems featured in the book (such as Joseph E. Grimes' 1963 Fairy Tale Generator or Alison Knowles' The House of Dust). 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[Learn more](https://support.google.com/websearch?p=ai_overviews)\n","transcript_read":"READ IN FULL 2026-11-01","turns":1},"slug":"output-an-anthology-of-computer-generated-text-aio-20261101"}