New Book: Tara (A Utopia)

Published on April 3, 2025, filed under Everything Else (RSS feed for all categories).

For years, I’ve been wanting to write a utopian novel. I’ve just completed an AI-assisted, experimental one: Tara.

Before I introduce the book: If you believe there’s little or no value in using generative AI, then this book is probably not of interest to you. If you’re skeptical instead, please consider reading the foreword (PDF).

Description

Tara tells the story of a woman who refuses to live in a dystopia and, with the help of friends and like-minded peers, sets off to transform the world.

This human-inspired, AI-generated, human-edited book is an experimental challenge to the suggestion that we cannot think of and strive for a world where we do not destroy our environment and each other.

About Me

I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m a web developer, manager, and author. I’ve worked as a technical lead and engineering manager for small and large enterprises, I’m an occasional contributor to web standards (like HTML, CSS, WCAG), and I write and review books for O’Reilly and Frontend Dogma.

I love trying things, not only in web development and engineering management, but also in other areas like philosophy. Here on meiert.com I share some of my experiences and views. (I value you being critical, interpreting charitably, and giving feedback.)