In his new novel, _[_Machines Like Me_](https://smile.amazon.com/Machines-Like-Me-Ian-McEwan/dp/0385545118/ref=sr_1_1)_, Ian McEwan uses science fiction and counter-factual history to speculate about the coming of artificial intelligence and its effect on human relations. The opening page introduces a pivotal character, "Sir Alan Turing, war hero and presiding genius of the digital age.”

The evening with McEwan featured conversation with Stewart Brand, based on written questions from the audience, along with some readings.

[Ian McEwan](http://www.ianmcewan.com) is the author of _Enduring Love_ (1997), _Amsterdam_ (1998; Booker Prize), _Atonement_ (2001), _Saturday_ (2005), _The Children Act_ (2014), and others. Twelve movies have been made from his novels and short stories, five of them with screenplays by McEwan.