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The AI Con

How to fight big tech's hype and create the future we want

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Emily M. Bender

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Alex Kantrowitz

Emily M. Bender

Natasha Mitchell

Mike Carruthers

Jathan Sadowski

Mentioned in 32 episodes

Recommended by

Paris Marx

as a concise and detailed primer on AI hype, its problems, and ways to push back.

Generative AI is Not Inevitable w/ Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna

Mentioned by

Joseph

as the authors' recent book and the subject of the interview about AI hype and resisting Big Tech's claims.

The Marketing Tricks of "Artificial Intelligence"

Mentioned by

Alex Kantrowitz

as the topic of the podcast episode, discussing the layered ways today’s language-model boom obscures environmental costs, labor harms, and shaky science.

AI’s Drawbacks: Environmental Damage, Bad Benchmarks, Outsourcing Thinking — With Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna

Mentioned by

Emily M. Bender

as their book and encourages listeners to buy it.

The "AI"-Enabled Immigration Panopticon (with Petra Molnar), 2025.05.05

Mentioned by

Natasha Mitchell

as the new book co-authored by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna.

The AI Con — unpacking the artificial intelligence hype machine

Mentioned by

Mike Carruthers

as Emily Bender's co-authored book about confronting AI hype and shaping a better future.

The Serious Problems with AI & Why Humans Drink Alcohol

Mentioned by

Rowan Hooper

as a new book.

The real threat of AI - ethics, exploitation and the erosion of truth

Mentioned in the podcast outro as a book available for pre-order.

The War on Knowledge (with Raina Bloom), 2025.02.24

Mentioned in the podcast outro as a book available for pre-order.

Petro-Masculinity Versus the Planet (with Tamara Kneese), 2025.01.27

Mentioned by

Jathan Sadowski

as a needed guide to understanding AI and the promises being made in Silicon Valley.

408. Synthetic Text Extruder Hype (ft. Emily Bender, Alex Hanna)

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