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<div>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.</div>
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Crunching the Numbers (with Decca Muldowney), 2025.10.20
Published: October 30, 2025 10:00
So-called AI tools are increasingly infiltrating newsrooms, particularly when it comes to data analysis. DAIR writer-in-residence Decca Muldowney joins us to discuss the need for journalists to distinguish between "AI" and reliable, verifiable research…
Building Worlds Through Better Reading (with Reo Eveleth), 2025.09.29
Published: October 14, 2025 10:00
Powerful AI boosters claim to love science fiction novels, but why do they always seem to take the wrong lessons from them? Reporter and writer Reo Eveleth joins us to discuss the ways tech leaders misuse storytelling, and how we can avoid their visions to…
Three Years of Ridicule as Praxis, 2025.09.19
Published: October 1, 2025 10:00
It's Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000's third birthday! To celebrate, Emily and Alex respond to listener questions about the show, and reflect on the past and future of AI hype. Topics range from how to talk to your kids about LLMs, to what the MAIHT3k…
The Robo-Therapist Will See You Now (with Maggie Harrison Dupré), 2025.08.18
Published: September 11, 2025 10:00
Talking to chatbots can have serious mental health consequences — fueling delusions and leading users away from consensus reality. Futurism writer Maggie Harrison Dupré joins us to unpack the hype around AI therapists, based on her groundbreaking reporting…
Winning the Race to Hell (with Sarah Myers West and Kate Brennan), 2025.08.04
Published: August 26, 2025 10:00
Trump’s “AI Action Plan” is his latest attempt to turn AI hype into official national policy. Kate Brennan and Sarah Myers West, of the AI Now Institute, join us to dig through this pile of deregulatory gifts to Big Tech.Dr. Sarah Myers West is…
Vibe Coding: Four Security Nightmares in a Trenchcoat (with Susanna Cox), 2025.07.21
Published: August 13, 2025 10:00
After many months of making fun of the term "vibe coding," Emily and Alex tackle the LLMs-as-coders fad head-on, with help from security researcher Susanna Cox. From one person's screed that proclaims everyone not on the vibe-coding bandwagon to be crazy,…
Et Tu, American Federation of Teachers? (with Charles Logan), 2025.07.14
Published: July 30, 2025 10:00
The chatbot boosters are looking for educators to play brand ambassador for more intrusion of so-called "AI" into the classroom. From the American Federation of Teachers' new partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft for a "national academy for AI instruction"…
Why "AI" Is a Con: Our Book Launch! (fear. Vauhini Vara)
Published: July 7, 2025 10:00
It's finally here! The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want hit the shelves in May. In this special bonus episode, Alex and Emily speak to tech journalist Vauhini Vara at one of the book's online launch events, where they…
"Like Magic Intelligence in the Cloud", 2025.05.26
Published: June 20, 2025 01:00
Because Sam Altman hates opening his laptop, OpenAI is merging with iPhone guy Jony Ive's design firm in the name of some mysterious new ChatGPT-enabled consumer products: Alex and Emily go full Mystery Science Theater and dissect the announcement video.…
The "AI"-Enabled Immigration Panopticon (with Petra Molnar), 2025.05.05
Published: May 28, 2025 10:00
This week, Alex and Emily talk with anthropologist and immigration lawyer Petra Molnar about the dehumanizing hype of border-enforcement tech. From hoovering up data to hunt anyone of ambiguous citizenship status, to running surveillance of physical…