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Multiple readings The AI Resist List Policy & governance · 2 attributable reactions Multiple readings One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’ Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions Shared emphasis Why do the people building AI keep warning us about the end of the world? Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions
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New AI field signal Analysis 11h ago
⚡ 3 h early
AI summer hype skepticism essay

Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype

7 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

7 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Emily M. Bender Alex Hanna Timnit Gebru The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute Rudolph Fraser. Baldur Bjarnason Teresa Heffernan

“From @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me on what we should take from the 2026 summer of AI hype: www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...”

“www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...”

2 experts discussed this · 2 posts
Emily M. Bender: From @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me on what we should take from the 2026 summer of AI hype: www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
Baldur Bjarnason: From @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me on what we should take from the 2026 summer of AI hype: www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
Colin: I like a lot of what's in this article but I think it's worth at least noting that OpenAI (credibly, in my opinion) outright denies Buckmaster's insinuations, and the problem that OpenAI gave a sol…
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Primary source technologyreview.com ↗
Established AI field signal Resource 10d ago
⚡ 489 h early
AI resist list published

The AI Resist List

15 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

15 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Emily M. Bender Alex Hanna Timnit Gebru Mar Hicks Olivia Guest Karen Hao Rachel Coldicutt Sasha Costanza-Chock +7
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Policy & governance

1 expert

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“We are so excited about this resource created with @weandai.bsky.social and the Refugee Law Lab. Check it out and submit a resource you're excited about via airesistlist.org#join”

Building & implementation

1 expert

How teams are shipping and applying it.

“AI resist list just launched! AIresistlist.org”

Primary source airesistlist.org ↗
Established AI field signal Analysis 12d ago
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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’

8 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

8 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Alex Hanna Timnit Gebru Sasha Costanza-Chock Katie Drummond The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute Nathalie Maréchal, PhD Stefanie Hane mRr3b00t
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“@timnitgebru.blacksky.app explains how doomers and their "machine-god narrative" are feeding the hype machine and distracting us from the real harms of AI: www.wired.com/story/one-of...”

Questions & unknowns

1 expert

What remains unresolved or contested.

“"When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?"”

Primary source wired.com ↗
Established Culture, work & education Resource 16d ago
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DAIR Luddite Lab AI labor resource

Luddite Lab

6 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

6 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Alex Hanna Hypervisible Eryk Salvaggio The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute Meredith Martin Charles Logan

“Loool. You can also print out the second page of the Executive Summary and stick it about. labor.dair-institute.org/primers”

“Today in oh shit the semester starts soon and I’m grateful for cool things put together by others: Cheers once more to @alexhanna.bsky.social and co-authors for the primer “Myths About Generative AI, Productivity, and Job Displacement” because it's an excel…”

2 experts discussed this · 2 posts
Charles Logan: Today in oh shit the semester starts soon and I’m grateful for cool things put together by others: Cheers once more to @alexhanna.bsky.social and co-authors for the primer “Myths About Generative A…
Alex Hanna: Today in oh shit the semester starts soon and I’m grateful for cool things put together by others: Cheers once more to @alexhanna.bsky.social and co-authors for the primer “Myths About Generative A…
Alex Hanna: Glad it's helpful!
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Established Responsible AI Analysis 6d ago
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AI ethics discourse problems essay

Six Problems With Talking About the “Ethical” or “Responsible” Use of “AI”

5 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

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Emily M. Bender The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute Charles Logan Abstract Tesseract Baldur Bjarnason

“Here is the newsletter post I reference in that clip: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...”

“New on the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 newsletter: @emilymbender.bsky.social and @deccamuldowney.bsky.social on what we're talking about when we talk about "ethical" "AI", and how to move away from the untenable middle ground and towards firm "AI" resistan…”

Primary source buttondown.com ↗
Established Safety & security Signal 12d ago

Gebru ai security safety is about human control video

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

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Timnit Gebru The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute

“@timnitgebru.blacksky.app gives a history lesson on AI "existential risk" talk and explains how we don't have to accept Big Tech's utopia or apocalyptic visions for the future: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...”

Primary source bloomberg.com ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 16d ago
⚡ 5 h early

Why do the people building AI keep warning us about the end of the world?

3 directory members surfaced this signal.

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Alex Hanna Olivia Guest The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute
Primary source sfstandard.com ↗
Established Culture, work & education Development 16d ago
Ifeoma Ozoma fights school AI

Meet the Mom Winning Against AI in Schools w/ Ifeoma Ozoma

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Emily M. Bender The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute

“Want an example of successful pushback on "AI" (surveillance) ed tech? This story is uplifting and amazing. @ifeoma.bsky.social is absolutely amazing. Thank you @alixdunn.com and @themaybe.org for this episode. www.themaybe.org/podcast/meet...”

Primary source themaybe.org ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 9d ago
⚡ 29 h early

What even is an AI kill switch?

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Luke Stark The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute

“DAIR's @dylnbkr.bsky.social weighed in on the mythical "kill switch" for @scientificamerican.bsky.social. Mitigating the harms of AI, as with any industry or technology, will instead require robust external regulation and safeguards. www.scientificamerican.…”

Primary source scientificamerican.com ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 13d ago

Al Jazeera English on Instagram: "AI companies are warning that their technology could wipe out humanity. But are the apocalyptic predictions actually benefitting the companies themselves? ⁣ ⁣ Al Jazeera’s @lina_serene explains."

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

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Timnit Gebru The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute

““Whether it is doom or utopia, these are two sides of the same coin of the same messaging that's [saying] you are creating extremely powerful civilizational altering machines. And that speaks to investors.” @timnitgebru.blacksky.app on AI execs' doomsday ta…”

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Established AI field signal Signal 14d ago

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Lampedusa Keeps Happening: Refugees and the Power of Tech to Harm or Heal. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

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Alex Hanna The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute

“Join us for a virtual event to commemorate the Lampedusa shipwreck tragedy and discuss the human consequences of the growing use of surveillance, data and AI in migration control. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...”

Primary source us02web.zoom.us ↗
Established AI field signal Resource 18d ago
DAIR mystery AI hype theater podcast

The Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Podcast

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Emily M. Bender The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute

“And all previous eps here: dair-institute.org/maiht3k/”

“All the episodes are at dair-institute.org/maiht3k/. New episodes should appear there a week or so after the live streams.”

Primary source dair-institute.org ↗