I recently read a talk announcement about "AI" and K-12 education that looked like it maybe, maybe embedded a critical perspective but was still dressed up in the language of AI hype, presupposing both job market & education "reshaped by AI". 🧵>>

I appreciate the work of these authors to show that this problem not only is still here but has grown:

NBC News

AI's capabilities may be exaggerated by flawed tests, according to new study

A study from the Oxford Internet Institute analyzed 445 tests used to evaluate AI models.

But it is also quite frustrating. 🧵>>

Really appreciate this review of our book (w/ @Alex Hanna "By insisting on the term “automation,” Bender and Hanna reveal that what’s sold as innovation is often just labor displacement with better branding." "…a demystifying, often hilarious lexicon that cuts through the fog of hype."

Los Angeles Review of Books

The Return of the Luddites | Los Angeles Review of Books

Erik J. Larson considers “The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want” by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna.

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 65:

Buzzsprout

Crunching the Numbers (with Decca Muldowney), 2025.10.20 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

So-called AI tools are increasingly infiltrating newsrooms, particularly when it comes to data analysis. DAIR writer-in-residence Decca Muldowney j...

… in which @npub1v9aa...5z6v joins me and @Alex Hanna to talk about what it means to actually do journalism. Thanks to @ozzy goodman for production!