Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Conversations on AI hype, technology and societal impact with experts KI-Zusammenfassung

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna Zur Website › Technology · EN · 91 Folgen · zuletzt 10.11.2026 · explizite Inhalte

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Artificial Intelligence has too much hype. In this podcast, linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna break down the AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation. They're joined by special guests and talk about everything, from machine consciousness to science fiction, to political economy to art made by machines.

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Manifesting the End of Tech Bro Manifestos, 2026.09.08

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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…
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Rumors of a Singularity Have Been Grossly Exaggerated, 2026.08.03

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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…
Who's Responsible for "Responsible AI"?, 2026.07.06

04.08.2026 · 59 Min. · Folge 82

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 narratives around automation…
State of Emergency, 2026.06.29

23.07.2026 · 56 Min. · Folge 81

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…
When the Bubble Bursts (with Matt Scherer), 2026.06.01

07.07.2026 · 53 Min. · Folge 80

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Beware the 20x Engineer, 2026.05.11

24.06.2026 · 53 Min. · Folge 79

"Sure, LLMs are bad at some things, but you can't deny that they're useful for programming!" Sound familiar? In this week's episode, Emily and Alex break down the key myths around AI-boosted productivity in tech. Plus,…

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