HeyJaredMystery AI Hype Theater 3000
Artificial Intelligence has too much hype. In this stream, linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna break down the AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation.
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Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 85 - Manifesting the End of Tech Bro Manifestos (opens the original)
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Last month, Sam Altman proclaimed that we're already in "the Singularity." Not to be outdone, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have both recently come out with lengthy blog posts about "superhuman AI." Emily and Alex brave some truly terrible writin...
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 84 - Working 9 to Hype (opens the original)
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In the past year, tech companies have laid off thousands of employees. But when CEOs blame "AI innovation," they're redirecting attention from something much more predictable: job discrimination and gig-ification. Emily and Alex examine some narra...
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 83 - Rumors of a Singularity Have Been Grossly Exaggerated (opens the original)
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In the wake of OpenAI's announcement that its products caused a "cyber incident," Sam Altman is now claiming that we're already in the Singularity. And some media outlets are only too happy to help him advance that narrative! Alex and Emily tear u...
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 82 - Who's Responsible for "Responsible AI"? (opens the original)
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Lately, a new framework has been creeping into AI boosterism: "harm reduction," or "responsible use." Education technology scholar dr. sava saheli singh joins Alex and Emily to unpack narr...
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 81 - State of Emergency (opens the original)
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AI boosters want to hand off emergency services to the bullshit generators. And horrifyingly, some medical professionals want to help them! Join Emily and Alex for a deep dive on the latest automated horrors threatening our collective health and s...
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