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Artificial Intelligence has too much hype. In this companion newsletter, linguist Prof. Emily M. Bender and sociologist Dr. Alex Hanna break down the AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation. They talk about everything "AI", from machine consciousness to science fiction, to political economy to art made by machines.
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THE AI CON — available for pre-order!
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/the-ai-con-available-for-pre-order/
Published: December 10, 2024 14:00
We are beyond excited to announce that our book, The AI CON: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want is now available for pre-order. It'll be released on May 13, 2025. Look at that gorgeous cover! It will be released next year, but if…
ChatGPT Has No Place in the Classroom
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/chatgpt-has-no-place-in-the-classroom/
Published: November 22, 2024 14:00
By Emily On November 20, 2024, OpenAI and an outfit called "Common Sense Media" released a guide to using ChatGPT in K-12 education—a guide which shows a shocking lack of common sense. Just as Melanie Dusseau tells us in the context of higher ed, K-12…
The AI/Fascism Nexus
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/the-aifascism-nexus/
Published: November 8, 2024 15:00
The AI/Fascism Nexus By Alex Oops, we did it again. I can't say that I'm terribly surprised, as Harris ran a center right campaign and tossed a mighty chunk of the coalition under the bus while courting Liz Cheney and her war criminal father. Of course,…
Information literacy and chatbots as search
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/information-literacy-and-chatbots-as-search/
Published: November 5, 2024 14:00
By Emily This post started off as a thread I wrote and posted across social media on Sunday evening. I'm reproducing the thread (lightly edited) first and then below I address several recurring responses I saw on social media. The thread As OpenAI and Meta…
"Virtual Employees" and Remixing Machines Devalue Human Work
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/virtual-employees-and-remixing-machines-devalue/
Published: October 25, 2024 16:12
Nadella's Arguments against Copyright Misrepresent both People and Computers By Emily According to Katie Prescott in The Times Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is out there arguing that copyright laws need to be reworked to enable "transformative" technology. I…
Happy International Podcast Day!
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/happy-international-podcast-day/
Published: September 30, 2024 13:00
Shout outs to our faves In honor of International Podcast Day, we thought we'd give a shout out to a few podcasts we enjoy that we think Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 fans would also like. 404 Media 404 Media is a recently (as in, a bit over a year ago)…
Correcting the Record
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/correcting-the-record/
Published: September 13, 2024 13:49
By Emily Objecting to my words being used to create AI hype I have a lot of respect for the craft of journalism and the work of serious jouranlists. It has been a privilege to get to see some of this work up close over the past few years as media attention…
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Turns Two Years Old!
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/mystery-ai-hype-theater-3000-turns-two-years-old/
Published: August 31, 2024 13:00
Happy Birthday MAIHT3k! Two years ago today, we went live with our first MAIHT3k live stream! The title was there, but we had no idea it was going to be more than a one-off. Tweet announcing the original MAIHT3k live stream A little back story: We'd both…
Medical Science Shouldn't Platform Automating End-of-Life Care
https://buttondown.email/maiht3k/archive/medical-science-shouldnt-platform-automating-end/
Published: July 29, 2024 13:00
JAMA Network publishes a view from deep inside the hype By Emily Caduceus symbol by Eliot Lash In a viewpoint article published in JAMA Network last week, three MDs from UCSF ask the question "Can Artificial Intelligence Speak for Incapacitated Patients…
The Grimy Residue of the AI Bubble
https://buttondown.email/maiht3k/archive/the-grimy-residue-of-the-ai-bubble/
Published: July 25, 2024 13:00
What kind of residue will the AI bubble's popping leave behind? By Alex Photo credit: Marc Sendra Martorell Q2 earnings are in. According to Pitchbook data, venture capitalists put $27.1 billion into AI in the quarter--half of all VC investment for the…