The Who's Who of AI

“And every time I pause to look back at that, it seems like the hype has gotten bigger, more extensive, and more insidious. This week, I am seeing credulous media coverage of Anthropic consulting with religious thinkers to try to work out how to "grow" Claud…”

“Gift Link: “It appeared to Rabbi Navon that Mr. Olah and his team believed that Claude had what philosophers call “moral status” on par with a person.””

“For reasons mysterious to me, Will Stancil is continuing his crash out about language used to describe LLMs, moving on from raning about "stochastic parrots" to picking up on this piece that @nannainie.bsky.social and I published earlier this summer: button…”

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

“This is pretty ahistorical actually. Just because what's going on now is ESPECIALLY toxic & corrupt doesn't mean "AI" as an ideology was ever okay. See: notaidoc.com See: faculty.washington.edu/ebender/pape... >>”

“The history of AI development is not rooted in neutral algorithms, but in entrenched systems of power that shape our lives. Ghost in the Machine dives into this history, interrogating who builds this tech, who benefits from it, and who bears the cost 👉 http…”

“Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 87: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis... in which @js-tan.bsky.social and Clarissa Redwine join me and @alexhanna.bsky.social to talk about bosses' love for "AI" and tech worker power.”

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

“One of the handful of articles telling it like it is instead of misinforming the public. By @saragoud.bsky.social for @thebulletin.org Yes. Its bad science based on numbers out of various behinds, but that's not how most of the rest of the media is discussi…”

“AI companies are calling for regulation in ways that let them set the rules, not independent parties who can hold them to account. “If you read between the lines, everything [Amodei] advocates [for] is something that would help companies like Anthropic,” sa…”

“If you want more background on how it's a cult, I recommend the latest episode of @dreamingagainstthemachine.com from @adambecker.bsky.social www.dreamingagainstthemachine.com/episode-28-t... (Reposting with the right tag for the right Adam!)”

“surprise surprise he’s a climate change denier and doesn’t seem to understand basic reality futurism.com/artificial-i...”

“AI is going to kill us but also string theory is bullshit and the rainforest is gay. This guy's a real winner, huh? futurism.com/artificial-i...”

“I appreciated this chance to go on Bloomberg Tech, though it's always a bit odd to have a conversation with a reporter who is really interested in what's effectively a fictional story. www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...”

“In how many ways can this message be repeated? @emilymbender.bsky.social has been saying this for how long now? www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...”

“Buzzsprout is informing us that Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 has reached half a million downloads! Pretty proud of our scrappy lil pod. w/@alexhanna.bsky.social and producers Ozzy Llinas Goodman (present) and Christie Taylor (founding). Find all of our epis…”

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

“This is tomorrow! Join us! Tickets: uppcinema.com/show/if-oxfo...”

“Ghost in the Machine, Valerie Veatch's documentary on the history of AI, comes to Oxford's Ultimate Picture Palace on 22 October. The OII's Dr @anavaldi.bsky.social, who features in the film, joins Valerie for a Q&A after the screening. Screening 6pm, Q&A 8…”

“Perhaps this paper, especially the section on "AI" as an ideology, and the other works cited, might be helpful: faculty.washington.edu/ebender/pape... >>”

“What a thrill to get to interview Keoni Mahelona of Te Hiku Media for Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000! www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis... Keoni, @alexhanna.bsky.social and I had a wonderful conversation about technosolutionism and colonialism in language techn…”

“From Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000’s latest episode “Big Tech Colon-AI-lism”. Full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...”

“I've been talking to journalists a LOT recently, and it was particularly delightful to get to speak about questions of linguistics, language change and prescriptivism, for once: www.cnet.com/tech/service...”

“In case the above isn't clear, it's an awful film. buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...”

“A year ago today, I was on my way to Dharamsala, India (via a 24 hour stop-over in Amsterdam to teach my classes online) for the Mind & Life Dialogue, a truly wonderful event. buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch... >>”