New on the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 newsletter: OpenAI Does a Sinophobia
OpenAI Does a Sinophobia
By Emily The book tour and other summer travel have been keeping us busy recently, hence the low frequency of posting on this newsletter, but I wan...
Today! ~~~ The AI hype in education has become an overwhelming din. On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream, Charles Logan will join me and @Alex Hanna to cut through the noise. Monday, July 14, noon Pacific
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Tomorrow! ~~ The AI hype in education has become an overwhelming din. On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream, Charles Logan will join me and @Alex Hanna to cut through the noise. Monday, July 14, noon Pacific
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A strong statement of resistance to the relentless marketing of "AI" in education spaces. I encourage all educators to have a look and consider signing on:
An open letter from educators who refuse the call to adopt GenAI in education
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 bonus episode: Our book launch!
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Why "AI" Is a Con: Our Book Launch! (with Vauhini Vara), 2025.05.08 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
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, Al...
 Travel back in time to May 8 and hear me and @Alex Hanna at the start of our book tour, in conversation with Vauhini Vara. Thanks to Christie Taylor for production!
The AI Con book tour, next stops: I'll be in the UK next week, for the following two events: July 15, 2025: in conversation with Catherine Pope at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Services. https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/events/how-to-fight-ai-hype-and-create-the-future-we-want July 16, 2025: in conversation with Guy Emerson at the Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery.
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The AI Con: In Conversation with Professor Emily M. Bender
Will new technology help to make the world a better place, or is AI just another tech bubble that will benefit the few?
 Full details & links to recordings of some previous events:
THE AI CON
Events - THE AI CON
Upcoming events TBD Recordings available May 8, 2025, DAIR Institute, virtual book launch with Vauhini Vara (audio only podcast version) May 12, 20...
"Men who sell machines that mimic people want us to become people who mimic machines. They want techno feudal subjects who will believe and do what they’re told. We, as people, are being strategically simplified. This is a fascist process."
Organizing My Thoughts
Some Thoughts on Techno-Fascism From Socialism 2025
"This is the endgame of our isolation."
The AI Con book tour continues! June 30: Alex in Berlin July 1: Emily in Melbourne July 17: Emily in Cambridge Details:
THE AI CON
Events - THE AI CON
Upcoming events TBD Recordings available May 8, 2025, DAIR Institute, virtual book launch with Vauhini Vara (audio only podcast version) May 12, 20...
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Speechless in the face of so much violence being done by our government.
Sitting down for a lunch interview is definitely an interesting experience! Leaving the roughly two-hour conversation with George Hammond, I felt like we'd covered good ground but had no idea what of that would make it into the piece. In the end, I think this covers it pretty well, though I (of course) have a couple of quibbles/some context to add.
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