Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
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Big Tech Colon-AI-lism, 2026.09.15
September 30, 2026 · 55 minThis week, Alex and Emily are joined by Keoni Mahelona of Te Hiku Media to discuss Indigenous language technology. They discuss problems that arise when Big Tech tries to bring its "solutions" into this space, and best practices for…
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Manifesting the End of Tech Bro Manifestos, 2026.09.08
September 17, 2026 · 57 minLast month, Sam Altman proclaimed that we're already in "the Singularity." Not to be outdone, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have both recently come out with lengthy blog posts about "superhuman AI." Emily and Alex brave some truly…
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Working 9 to Hype, 2026.08.10
September 2, 2026 · 54 minIn the past year, tech companies have laid off thousands of employees. But when CEOs blame "AI innovation," they're redirecting attention from something much more predictable: job discrimination and gig-ification. Emily and Alex examine…
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Rumors of a Singularity Have Been Grossly Exaggerated, 2026.08.03
August 19, 2026 · 55 minIn the wake of OpenAI's announcement that its products caused a "cyber incident," Sam Altman is now claiming that we're already in the Singularity. And some media outlets are only too happy to help him advance that narrative! Alex and…
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Who's Responsible for "Responsible AI"?, 2026.07.06
August 4, 2026 · 59 minLately, a new framework has been creeping into AI boosterism: "harm reduction," or "responsible use." Education technology scholar dr. sava saheli singh joins Alex and Emily to unpack narratives around automation inevitability in the…
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State of Emergency, 2026.06.29
July 23, 2026 · 56 minAI boosters want to hand off emergency services to the b******t generators. And horrifyingly, some medical professionals want to help them! Join Emily and Alex for a deep dive on the latest automated horrors threatening our collective…
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When the Bubble Bursts (with Matt Scherer), 2026.06.01
July 7, 2026 · 53 minWhat should we do when the "AI" bubble pops? Emily and Alex are joined by researcher Matt Scherer, who recently published a report called "No Bailout for Big Tech Billionaires: Policies for when the AI bubble bursts." They unpack what the…
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Beware the 20x Engineer, 2026.05.11
June 24, 2026 · 53 min"Sure, LLMs are bad at some things, but you can't deny that they're useful for programming!" Sound familiar? In this week's episode, Emily and Alex break down the key myths around AI-boosted productivity in tech. Plus, Alex previews her…