🦜 Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000: The Newsletter
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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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"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…
Emily & Alex on other podcasts
https://buttondown.email/maiht3k/archive/emily-alex-on-other-podcasts/
Published: July 24, 2024 13:00
We've been working hard to keep to something like a biweekly schedule for pod drops (thanks Christie!), and of course sending the occasional newsletter post, but maybe you want even more MAIHT3k content?
Good news! We've also been on a few other pods.…