EPISODE · May 5, 2025 · 55 MIN
The AI Con
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Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk with Drs Emily M. Bender, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, and Alex Hanna, Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), about their new book, The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want, out May 13, 2025. Virtual Book Launch May 8, 2025, 2-4 PDT Bender v. Bubeck Inventing Intelligence: On the History of Complex Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence in the United States in the Mid-Twentieth Century Roxane Gay's anti-AI stance The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence The Conduit Metaphor Kevin Roose's Conversation with Bing Mystery AI Hype Theatre 3000 Intro: UK ruling on the legal definition of "woman" JK Rowling looking smug Support the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespod Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on
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Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk with Drs Emily M. Bender, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, and Alex Hanna, Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), about their new book, The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want, out May 13, 2025. Virtual Book Launch May 8, 2025, 2-4 PDTBender v. BubeckInventing Intelligence: On the History of Complex Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence in the United State...
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