Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Hosted by Alex and Emily · Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna

4.5from 192 ratings

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60Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
90
Episodes
63
Transcribed
192
Ratings
Bi-weekly
Cadence
2023
First episode

About Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

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.

Publisher
Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
Category
news · science · technology
Language
en
Explicit
Yes
First episode
31 May 2023
Latest episode
14 Oct 2026
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63 of 90 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    My Tech Workers Have Unionized, 2026.10.05

  2. 30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Big Tech Colon-AI-lism, 2026.09.15

  3. 17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Manifesting the End of Tech Bro Manifestos, 2026.09.08

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My Tech Workers Have Unionized, 2026.10.05

Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Like you don't get to be reborn. That doesn't work. But this first paragraph, just hilarious. Yeah. Ever since the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT in late 2022, Silicon Valley leaders have been imagining the revolutionary possibilities that generative AI might unleash for the future of work. […]

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  • JS Tan
  • Clarissa Redwine
  • Keoni Mahelona
  • Sava Saheli Singh
  • Matt Scherer

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.3 / 5
89 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
103 ratings

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Engagement
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Who hosts Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000?

Alex and Emily host the show. Published by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna.

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