Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 60: Vibe Coding: Four Security Nightmares in a Trenchcoat
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Vibe Coding: Four Security Nightmares in a Trenchcoat (with Susanna Cox), 2025.07.21 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
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...
 In which Susanna Cox, @Alex Hanna and I vibe check claims of efficiency and effectiveness.
The most difficult thing about writing The AI Con was arguably the constraint that we couldn't put numbered endnotes in. The endnotes are there -- 59 pages of them! -- but you have to know to go and look. >>
We're going to need journalists to stop talking about synthetic text extruding machines as if they have *thoughts* or *stances* that they are *trying* to *communicate*. ChatGPT can't *admit* anything, nor *self-report*. Gah. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgpt-chatbot-psychology-manic-episodes-57452d14 image
Fantastic news out of Tucson! None of this is inevitable. Not "AI", not data centers, not the surrendering of public water resources, not the handing over of electrical grid priorities to big tech
AZ Luminaria
Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure - AZ Luminaria
The Tucson City Council voted to reject the proposed Project Blue data centerโ€” tied to Amazon โ€” after weeks of community pushback.
Today! ~~ Trump's AI Action Plan (surprise, surprise) consolidates power and capital to Big Tech. On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream, @Alex Hanna and I will be joined by AI Now Instituteโ€™s Kate Brennan and Sarah Myers West to piece through all the bullshit. Monday, August 4, noon Pacific
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Join us tomorrow! ~~ Trump's AI Action Plan (surprise, surprise) consolidates power and capital to Big Tech. On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream, @Alex Hanna and I will be joined by AI Now Instituteโ€™s Kate Brennan and Sarah Myers West to piece through all the bullshit. Monday, August 4, noon Pacific
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The AI Con Book Tour continues! @Alex Hanna and I will be at WorldCon in Seattle in a couple of weeks, and then also at a hybrid (in person but livestreamed) event at Town Hall Seattle on Oct 21:
UW Public Lectures
The Office of Public Lectures presents: The AI Con with Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
 (Registration opens Sept 10)
Trump's AI Action Plan (surprise, surprise) consolidates power and capital to Big Tech. On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream, @Alex Hanna and I will be joined by AI Now Instituteโ€™s Kate Brennan and Sarah Myers West to piece through all the bullshit. Monday, August 4, noon Pacific
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Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 60: "Et Tu, American Federation of Teachers?"
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Et Tu, American Federation of Teachers? (with Charles Logan), 2025.07.14 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
The chatbot boosters are looking for educators to play brand ambassador for more intrusion of so-called "AI" into the classroom. From the American ...
 In which Charles Logan joins me and @Alex Hanna to wade through the neverending sludge of hype around "AI" in education --- and to discuss what we can do about it. Thx to Christie Taylor for production!
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream TODAY! Susanna Cox will join me and @Alex Hanna to tear into the hype around LLMs for coding & software development more generally.
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 Monday, July 21, Noon Pacific