Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
April 19, 2024 8:00 pm
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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