Sasha Stiles

Biography

Sasha Stiles is a poet, language artist, and AI researcher recognized as one of the leading pioneers of algorithmic authorship and blockchain-based poetics. She is the author of Technelegy, a genre-defining collection exploring the relationship between human language and artificial intelligence, and she co-founded theVERSEverse, an experimental literary collective dedicated to expanding what poetry can be in the age of emerging technology. Stiles has played a foundational role in bringing literature into the NFT and blockchain art space, becoming the first writer to bring AI-powered literature to a major auction house when her poem 'COMPLETION: When it's just you' sold at Christie's in 2022, a milestone that helped legitimize text-based and AI-assisted work within the broader digital art market. Her practice merges classical poetic craft with generative and machine-learning tools, treating language itself as a medium to be coded, remixed, and reimagined. Since 2018, Stiles has served as Poetry Mentor to BINA48, a pioneering humanoid social robot, exploring what it means to teach creativity and emotional expression to an artificial mind. Her work and ideas have been featured in major publications and platforms including ArtForum, The Washington Post, Design Wanted, Cool Hunting, and even a collaboration with Gucci, reflecting the crossover appeal of her practice between literary, art, and fashion worlds. Stiles has received numerous honors, including the Optimism AI Award and Future Art Award, along with a Lumen Prize shortlisting and nominations for the Forward Prize, Pushcart Prize, and Best of the Net. A frequent speaker at major cultural events such as Art Basel and institutions including the Brooklyn Museum, Stiles continues to exhibit her work internationally through solo shows, group exhibitions, and public art installations, cementing her reputation as one of the most influential voices at the intersection of poetry, artificial intelligence, and blockchain culture.