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Emily Bender Critiques "AI Hype Theater" and "Harm Reduction" in AI

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Emily M. Bender is hosting a livestream and podcast episode discussing the impact of "AI" on labor and the concept of "harm reduction" as applied to AI. The livestream, titled "Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000," will feature Bender and Alex Hanna examining corporate claims about AI's labor impact versus their actual practices. The podcast episode, "Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, ep 82," also features Hanna and guest Sava Sava, focusing on the misapplication of "harm reduction" to AI. AI

IMPACT Critiques corporate claims about AI's labor impact and the application of "harm reduction" to AI.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of social media posts and a podcast episode discussing AI concepts, rather than a primary release or significant industry event.

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Emily Bender Critiques "AI Hype Theater" and "Harm Reduction" in AI

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social ·

    Ready for some more Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000?

    Ready for some more Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000? Join me and @alexhanna.bsky.social for the next livestream, where we peer into what the tech companies say the impact of "AI" on labor is and what they are actually doing with their mathy maths: Monday, August 10, noon Pacific

    LINKS twitch.tv/dair_institute
  2. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social ·

    Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, ep 82

    Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, ep 82 www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis... … in which @savasavasava.myatproto.social joins @alexhanna.bsky.social and me for a good hard look at “harm reduction” as misapplied to “AI”.

    LINKS buzzsprout.com/…/19595620-who-s-responsib…

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