Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Conversations on AI hype, technology and societal impact with experts AI summary

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna Visit website › Technology · EN · 91 episodes · latest 2026-11-10 · explicit

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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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Sports Are About Bodies, Not Bots, 2026.11.02

2026-11-10 · 54 min · Episode 88

FIFA wants teams to use "AI coaches," colleges are incorporating LLMs into student sports journalism, and that's just the beginning of the ways AI boosters are infiltrating athletics. Sports journalist and professor…
My Tech Workers Have Unionized, 2026.10.05

2026-10-14 · 54 min · Episode 87

Across the tech industry, workers are fed up with endless layoff cycles, overwork, and "AI" tools being forced into their jobs. And their bosses hate to hear it! Emily and Alex are joined by JS Tan and Clarissa Redwine,…
Big Tech Colon-AI-lism, 2026.09.15

2026-09-30 · 55 min · Episode 86

This week, Alex and Emily are joined by Keoni Mahelona of Te Hiku Media to discuss Indigenous language technology. They discuss problems that arise when Big Tech tries to bring its "solutions" into this space, and best…
Manifesting the End of Tech Bro Manifestos, 2026.09.08

2026-09-17 · 57 min · Episode 85

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…
Working 9 to Hype, 2026.08.10

2026-09-02 · 54 min · Episode 84

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…
Rumors of a Singularity Have Been Grossly Exaggerated, 2026.08.03

2026-08-19 · 55 min · Episode 83

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

2026-08-04 · 59 min · Episode 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

2026-07-23 · 56 min · Episode 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

2026-07-07 · 53 min · Episode 80

What should we do when the "AI" bubble pops? Emily and Alex are joined by researcher Matt Scherer, who recently published a report called "No Bailout for Big Tech Billionaires: Policies for when the AI bubble bursts."…
Beware the 20x Engineer, 2026.05.11

2026-06-24 · 53 min · Episode 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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Oldest episode in feed: 05/2023 · over 3 years
Typical length: 1 hr 0 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: ai, artificial intelligence, technology, hype, tech criticism

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