Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

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Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
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Fortnightly podcast. Next episode on Tuesday.
Artificial Intelligence has too much hype. In this podcast, linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna break down the AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation. They're joined by special guests and talk about everything, from machine consciousness to science fiction, to political economy to art made by machines.
75 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
E71
A Bad Case of Hype-itis, 2026.02.02
E71·
February 12
February 12
56 mins
Bonus
Hell All the Way Down, 2022–2025
Bonus·
January 30
January 30
40 mins
E70
Wrapping Up a Hellish 2025, 2025.12.15
E70·
January 13
January 13
58 mins
E69
Defining AGI: Oops! All Eugenics, 2025.12.08
E69·
Dec 30, 2025
Dec 30, 2025
55 mins
E68
This is What Algo-cracy Looks Like, 2025.12.01
E68·
Dec 16, 2025
Dec 16, 2025
59 mins
E66
Drag It All To Hell, 2025.10.27
E66·
Nov 18, 2025
Nov 18, 2025
56 mins
E65
Crunching the Numbers (with Decca Muldowney), 2025.10.20
E65·
Oct 30, 2025
Oct 30, 2025
56 mins