The Who's Who of AI

“Do read the whole thing, think about your personal and professional values, and how they can serve as strong grounds for resistance and refusal. leidendeclaration.ai”

“This declaration by mathematicians which I saw him signing was actually pretty good. I was surprised that he signed it. leidendeclaration.ai”

“A good rule of thumb: If the press release (or stenographic news reporting masquerading as journalism) says that an "AI" did something, that's deliberate obfuscation. Software doesn't do anything of its own accord, but folks sure like to talk about it as if…”

“Instead of railing against the latest “I asked Claude” article in a mainstream publication, I’ll just post this.”

“Guys, this is Bernie Sanders' guy for all things AI. Max Tegmark of the Future of Life Institute, funded to the tune of $665m by crypto billionaires, that's of course, after all the Muskrat + friends' money. Their "seed funding" was from Musk. 🧵 www.politic…”

“Chatted with @bcmerchant.bsky.social about what "AI" is doing to workers, the loss of dignity on the job, and the work we're doing at @dairinstitute.bsky.social's Luddite Lab. Despite the grim outlook, chatting with Brian is always a delight. www.bloodinthe…”

““The real AI jobs apocalypse - by Brian Merchant” https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-real-ai-jobs-apocalypse > But instead of replacing tens of millions of workers, it’s mostly making them miserable.”

“New on the MAIHT3k newsletter -- how to move away from the untenable, uncomfortable middle ground and towards firm "AI" resistance. buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch... w/ @deccamuldowney.bsky.social”

“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…”

“We wrote a statement when they were on the press circuit doing this a few years ago but then who has time to do that every single damn time. dair-institute.org/blog/letter-...”

“Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Ep 84, in which @alexhanna.bsky.social and I explore the gulf between what the tech companies say the impact of "AI" on labor is and what they are actually doing with their mathy maths: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...”

“Full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...”

“I follow @mjcrockett.bsky.social and @lmesseri.bsky.social in believing science (and in fact all scholarship) to be an essentially human activity. (@alexhanna.bsky.social and I write about this in The AI Con, too.) www.nature.com/articles/s41... >>”

“See also: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...”

“Full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...”

“Very proud that The AI Con is a finalist for the 2026 Washington State Book Award (General Nonfiction/Biography) washingtoncenterforthebook.org/2026-washing... w/@alexhanna.bsky.social”

“My reply: Not everyone who disagrees with me, but people who are loudly aligning themselves with a fascist project. That opinion isn't knee-jerk either, but rather deeply informed. Some good starting points for learning more: @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social notai…”

“Everyone should watch this: notaidoc.com”

“That one is horrible all the way through buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...”

“Also no. See: faculty.washington.edu/ebender/pape...”