Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)

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Professor, Linguistics, University of Washington Faculty Director, Professional MS Program in Computational Linguistics (CLMS) If we don't know each other, I probably won't reply to your DM. For more, see my contacting me page: http://faculty.washington.edu/ebender/contact/

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Really enjoyed this fantastic piece by Sonja Drimmer and Christopher Nygren:

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Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books

We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.

Here are few favorite pull quotes of mine + one little quibble at the end: 🧵>>

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) 4 days ago

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Attached: 1 video And, for fun, here’s a bonus audiogram! w/ @alex

This one is great for showing how much fun we have with the livestream audience. We'll be back with more livestreams in January! View quoted note →

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) 5 days ago

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Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) (@emilymbender@dair-community.social)

Attached: 1 video Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 68: This is What Algo-cracy Looks Like https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/episodes/183520...

Also available as video on PeerTube:

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Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 68 - This is What Algo-cracy Looks Like

Tech leaders are pushing the idea that automation can strengthen democracy — but as usual, their bold suggestions are based on castles made of sa...

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Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) 5 days ago

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 68: This is What Algo-cracy Looks Like

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This is What Algo-cracy Looks Like, 2025.12.01 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Tech leaders are pushing the idea that automation can strengthen democracy — but as usual, their bold suggestions are based on castles made of sa...

@Alex Hanna and I explore what democracy looks like in the funhouse mirror of tech bros’ imaginations. Thanks to Ozzy Llinas Goodman / @ozzy goodman for production!

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) 1 week ago

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Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) (@emilymbender@dair-community.social)

Join me and @alex for one last Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream for 2025. TIME magazine is looking back at a year of "AI" so we will too: ...

Join us tomorrow! View quoted note →

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) 1 week ago

Join me and @Alex Hanna for one last Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream for 2025. TIME magazine is looking back at a year of "AI" so we will too: Monday, Dec 15, noon PT,

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Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) 2 weeks ago

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Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) (@emilymbender@dair-community.social)

One problem with all the “AGI” discourse is that “AGI” isn’t actually defined. Someone tried recently … and predictably it didn’t go ...

Today! View quoted note →

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) 2 weeks ago

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Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) (@emilymbender@dair-community.social)

One problem with all the “AGI” discourse is that “AGI” isn’t actually defined. Someone tried recently … and predictably it didn’t go ...

Join us tomorrow! View quoted note →

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) 2 weeks ago

One problem with all the “AGI” discourse is that “AGI” isn’t actually defined. Someone tried recently … and predictably it didn’t go well. Join us for the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream, in which @Alex Hanna and I dig into the attempt: Monday, December 8, noon Pacific

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Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) 2 weeks ago

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Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) (@emilymbender@dair-community.social)

Attached: 1 video Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 67: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/episodes/18283192-you-talked-to-workers-for-this-la...

We are glad to see Sen Sanders pushing back against the tech broligarchy, but we wish he would base his arguments on reality rather than Hinton's fantasies.

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AI poses unprecedented threats. Congress must act now | Bernie Sanders

Despite the speed at which it is progressing, AI is getting far too little discussion in Congress, the media and within the general population. Tha...

We take apart the report he cites here: View quoted note →

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