Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 67:
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You Talked to Workers for This Labor Research... Right? (with Sophie Song), 2025.11.17 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
Last month, Senate Democrats warned that "Automation Could Destroy Nearly 100 Million U.S Jobs in a Decade." Ironically, they used ChatGPT to come ...
 … in which Sophie Song joins @Alex Hanna and me in our dismay at defenders of worker’s rights who’d rather talk to ChatGPT than, you know, actual workers. Thanks to Ozzy Llinas Goodman for production!
What makes something data? Some thoughts on that question, and how answers to it help us understand AI hype:
Medium
What makes something data?
This is a question I posted on BlueSky on Friday 11/21/25, inspired by a talk I recently attended about evaluation of “AI” systems. I think…
Tomorrow! ~~~ AI is good for … democracy? @Alex Hanna and I think not. But of course the hypemongers would try this angle too giving us great fodder for the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream: Monday, December 1, noon Pacific
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What makes something data? Some thoughts on that question, and how answers to it help us understand AI hype:
Medium
What makes something data?
This is a question I posted on BlueSky on Friday 11/21/25, inspired by a talk I recently attended about evaluation of “AI” systems. I think…
AI is good for … democracy? @Alex Hanna and I think not. But of course the hypemongers would try this angle too giving us great fodder for the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream: Monday, December 1, noon Pacific
Twitch
Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers.
A little belatedly sharing this piece that I published in The Chronicle of Higher Educations's Opinion Forum (sorry full text is paywalled) https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-ai-is-changing-higher-education image
Today! ~~~ When self-professed defenders of workers’ rights are turning to chatbots for “research”, we’ve got a problem. Join us for the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream, in which @Alex Hanna and I will investigate some recent disappointments in labor research together with Sophie Song: Monday, Nov 17, noon PT,
Twitch
Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers.
Join us tomorrow! ~~~ When self-professed defenders of workers’ rights are turning to chatbots for “research”, we’ve got a problem. Join us for the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream, in which @Alex Hanna and I will investigate some recent disappointments in labor research together with Sophie Song: Monday, Nov 17, noon PT,
Twitch
Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers.
When self-professed defenders of workers’ rights are turning to chatbots for “research”, we’ve got a problem. Join us for the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream, in which @Alex Hanna and I will investigate some recent disappointments in labor research together with Sophie Song: Monday, Nov 17, noon PT,
Twitch
Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers.
New on the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 newsletter: @npub1v9aa...5z6v and I write about OpenAI's transparent attempt to shift accountability.
OpenAI Tries to Shift Responsibility to Users
OpenAI is trying to shift the blame for bad legal and medical advice from its chatbot away from the company and onto users. We agree that no chatbo...