TODAY at 2 PM PT! Join us as we celebrate the release of the THE AI CON! @Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) and I are so excited to chat with Vauhini Vara about the book!

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THE AI CON Virtual Book Launch

We kick off our book tour with a virtual launch on the DAIR Twitch stream! We’ll be joined in conversation by Vauhini Vara.

THE AI CON is out in a week, and @Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) and I are kicking it off with multiple events! 1. @DAIR launch event is on Thursday, in conversation with Vauhini Vara, at 2 PM PT.

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THE AI CON Virtual Book Launch

We kick off our book tour with a virtual launch on the DAIR Twitch stream! We’ll be joined in conversation by Vauhini Vara.

2. Then on Monday, we'll be chatting with @Timnit Gebru (she/her). in an event with the Family Action Network, at 5 PM PT/7 PM CT. https://bit.ly/BHFANWebinar

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 is hiring a new podcast producer! Unfortunately Christie is leaving us for greener pastures, but we'd love to have you work with us! @Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) https://www.dair-institute.org/careers/

Thrilled to be included on this Kirkus Reviews list of five essential new books that challenge Big Tech! with @Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)

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5 Essential New Books That Challenge Big Tech | Kirkus Reviews

Damning portraits of Elon Musk and Meta’s top brass are among the skeptical takes by journalists, scientists, and former insiders.

Have you registered for THE AI CON's virtual book launch with @Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) and special guest Vauhini Vara, hosted by @DAIR? Nearly 100 people have already registered!

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THE AI CON Virtual Book Launch

We kick off our book tour with a virtual launch on the DAIR Twitch stream! We’ll be joined in conversation by Vauhini Vara.

We are kicking off the THE AI CON book tour with a virtual launch event with @DAIR! Join us on May 8 at 2 PM PT as @Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) and I chat with Vauhini Vara about the book, AI hype, and what you can do about it.

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THE AI CON Virtual Book Launch

We kick off our book tour with a virtual launch on the DAIR Twitch stream! We’ll be joined in conversation by Vauhini Vara.

The GoodReads giveaway for THE AI CON ends today! Enter by midnight Pacific on April 20! @Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)

Book giveaway for The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want – Exposing Surveillance Capitalism and Artificial Intelligence Myths in Information Technology Today by Emily M. Bender Apr 03-Apr 20, 2025

25 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Apr 03-Apr 20, 2025. A smart, incisive look at the technologies sold as artificial intelligence, the ...

.@Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) and I are ecstatic to have received a STARRED review in LibraryJournal! "Documenting how “mathy maths” AI applications are produced and idealized as useful and thoughtfully critiquing the social, cultural, and technological systems that structure this so-called intelligence, Bender and Hanna have constructed a thorough, witty, and accessible argument against AI that meets the moment."

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The AI Con: How To Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want

Emily and I are SO excited to have been picked to be a LibraryReads notable nonfiction book! LibraryReads is a list put together by public librarians all around the country.

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LibraryReads - Top 10 Books Nominated by Library Staff

LibraryReads is a list of the top ten books published this month that library staff across the country have voted on as their favorites.

We see libraries and librarians as important institutions in helping us push back against AI hype, and so this is quite the distinction. with @Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her). Pre-order now at

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THE AI CON

How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want

Wherein @Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) and I ridicule the idea that Llama 4 is debiased of "left-leaning" influence. Apologies for the Zuck-face jumpscare.

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Facebook Pushes Its Llama 4 AI Model to the Right, Wants to Present “Both Sides”

Meta’s Llama 4 model is worried about left leaning bias in the data, and wants to be more like Elon Musk’s Grok.