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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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Why you should refuse to let your doctor record you
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/why-you-should-refuse-to-let-your-doctor-record/
Published: April 22, 2026 23:04
By: Emily M. Bender and Decca Muldowney At a recent appointment, Emily’s physical therapist (who knows some about her research) said, “Before we get started, there’s something I want to ask you about.” The something was an automatic “scribing” system their…
The Journalists Striking Over AI
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/the-journalists-striking-over-ai/
Published: April 13, 2026 21:24
By: Decca Muldowney Workers at the renowned non-profit investigative newsroom ProPublica became the first journalists to take strike action over AI provisions last Wednesday as they walked off the job for 24 hours. The historic strike marked a new chapter…
Let’s Be Evil: Anthropic, OpenAI and the Department of War
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/let-s-be-evil-anthropic-openai-and-the-department/
Published: March 8, 2026 13:00
By: Alex Hanna, Decca Muldowney and Emily M. Bender Last week, Donald Trump directed federal agencies to immediately cease using tech from Anthropic after the company refused to give the US military unrestricted access to its “AI” tools. The company cited…
Moltbook Is Pure “AI” Hype
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/moltbook-is-pure-ai-hype/
Published: February 12, 2026 13:00
Are “AI” agents really plotting our downfall? By: Decca Muldowney, Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender — Pavel (@spavel.bsky.social) February 01, 2026 A new website signals the “very early…
A tale of two "AI" documentaries
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/a-tale-of-two-ai-documentaries/
Published: January 31, 2026 16:31
By: Decca Muldowney and Emily M. Bender Emily was interviewed for two documentaries which premiered at Sundance this year: The AI Doc: How I Became an Apocaloptimist (dir. Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell) and Ghost in the Machine (dir. Valerie Veatch). The…
ChatGPT Wants Your Health Data
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/chatgpt-wants-your-health-data/
Published: January 16, 2026 16:20
By Decca Muldowney and Alex Hanna Rens Dimmendaal & Banjong Raksaphakdee / https://betterimagesofai.org / The new year is already bringing us fresh “AI” horrors. A mere week into 2026, OpenAI launched “ChatGPT Health” in the United States, asking users to…
Resistance Isn't Denialism
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/resistance-isnt-denialism/
Published: January 13, 2026 15:16
By Emily I've recently noticed a new tactic on the part of AI boosters to attempt to erase the work of people who are resisting the project of "AI" and calling out the harms done in its name. Or maybe the tactic isn't new, it's just become apparent to me…
Fresh AI Hell, Wrapped
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/fresh-ai-hell-wrapped/
Published: December 25, 2025 14:00
2025 Mystery AI Hype Theater, Wrapped By Alex Hanna, Decca Muldowney, and Emily M. Bender We’re looking back on 2025 by sharing the episodes, published this year, that recorded the most listens. If you missed any, check them out! If you’re up to date on…
Report Reveals the Devastating Cost of AI Intimacy
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/report-reveals-the-devastating-cost-of-ai-intimacy/
Published: December 12, 2025 14:00
By: Decca Muldowney and Emily M. Bender This week, the Data Workers’ Inquiry project released a powerful new report detailing the experiences of Michael Geoffrey Asia, a text chat operator from Nairobi, Kenya. In “The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy,”…
Bernie Sanders Falls for Mathy-Maths and Doomer Gloom
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/bernie-sanders-falls-for-mathy-maths/
Published: December 5, 2025 16:47
The Vermont Senator Keeps Platforming Boosterism Shelly Prevost from San Francisco, United States, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By: Decca Muldowney Bernie Sanders published an op-ed in The Guardian this…