Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

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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.

Recent Episodes

  • Episode 43: AI Companies Gamble with Everyone's Planet (feat. Paris Marx)

    2 weeks ago
  • Episode 42: Stop Trying to Make 'AI Scientist' Happen, September 30 2024

    1 month ago
  • Episode 41: Sweating into AI Fall, September 9 2024

    2 months ago
  • Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 40: Elders Need Care, Not 'AI' Surveillance (feat. Clara Berridge), August 19 2024

    2 months ago
  • Episode 39: Newsrooms Pivot to Bullshit (feat. Sam Cole), Aug 5 2024

    3 months ago
  • Episode 38: Deflating Zoom's 'Digital Twin,' July 29 2024

    3 months ago
  • Episode 37: Chatbots Aren't Nurses (feat. Michelle Mahon), July 22 2024

    4 months ago
  • Episode 36: About That 'Dangerous Capabilities' Fanfiction (feat. Ali Alkhatib), June 24 2024

    4 months ago
  • Episode 35: AI Overviews and Google's AdTech Empire (feat. Safiya Noble), June 10 2024

    5 months ago
  • Episode 34: Senate Dot Roadmap Dot Final Dot No Really Dot Docx, June 3 2024

    5 months ago