Emily M. Bender
@emilymbender.bsky.social
TFW somehow it's news that some people don't think that "AI" is going to kill us all...
I mean, it's better than not having this perspective represented I suppose (and I appreciate the shout out to The AI Con).
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
I mean, it's better than not having this perspective represented I suppose (and I appreciate the shout out to The AI Con).
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
The A.I. Doomsday Skeptics
The focus on dystopian scenarios is shifting public discourse from present-day dangers to hypothetical futures, some experts say.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:27 PM
TFW somehow it's news that some people don't think that "AI" is going to kill us all...
I mean, it's better than not having this perspective represented I suppose (and I appreciate the shout out to The AI Con).
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
I mean, it's better than not having this perspective represented I suppose (and I appreciate the shout out to The AI Con).
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
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For when you are feeling slightly less pervy.
Meta plans camera-free smart glasses for fall launch, The Information reports
Meta plans to release a camera-free pair of smart glasses, internally code-named Luna, this fall, following growing scrutiny of smart glasses over their recording capabilities, The Information repo...
www.reuters.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:13 PM
For when you are feeling slightly less pervy.
Training on madlibs and also unrealistic expectations about the impact of academic papers on the Discourse:
This week's guest, linguist @emilymbender.bsky.social, talks with @adambecker.bsky.social about the origin of her famous paper on LLM’s,
“On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots”
#ai #datmpodcast #future #science #llm #linguist #stochastic #parrots
“On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots”
#ai #datmpodcast #future #science #llm #linguist #stochastic #parrots
September 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Training on madlibs and also unrealistic expectations about the impact of academic papers on the Discourse:
Reposted by Emily M. Bender
This week's guest, linguist @emilymbender.bsky.social, talks with @adambecker.bsky.social about the origin of her famous paper on LLM’s,
“On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots”
#ai #datmpodcast #future #science #llm #linguist #stochastic #parrots
“On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots”
#ai #datmpodcast #future #science #llm #linguist #stochastic #parrots
September 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM
This week's guest, linguist @emilymbender.bsky.social, talks with @adambecker.bsky.social about the origin of her famous paper on LLM’s,
“On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots”
#ai #datmpodcast #future #science #llm #linguist #stochastic #parrots
“On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots”
#ai #datmpodcast #future #science #llm #linguist #stochastic #parrots
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I feel like you've lost the plot in your "coalition" if the headlining organization is Project Liberty, owned by billionaire Frank McCourt, and Future of Life Institute.
finance.yahoo.com/technology/a...
finance.yahoo.com/technology/a...
September 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I feel like you've lost the plot in your "coalition" if the headlining organization is Project Liberty, owned by billionaire Frank McCourt, and Future of Life Institute.
finance.yahoo.com/technology/a...
finance.yahoo.com/technology/a...
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Big thanks to @redemmas.org in Baltimore for giving us the perfect tote bag for the End Times Fascism book tour. Out today!
@astra.bsky.social
naomiklein.org/end-times-fa...
@astra.bsky.social
naomiklein.org/end-times-fa...
September 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Big thanks to @redemmas.org in Baltimore for giving us the perfect tote bag for the End Times Fascism book tour. Out today!
@astra.bsky.social
naomiklein.org/end-times-fa...
@astra.bsky.social
naomiklein.org/end-times-fa...
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The Korean edition of MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER just showed up!! First translation to hit the shelves!
September 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The Korean edition of MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER just showed up!! First translation to hit the shelves!
September 15, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Folks who live on the East Coast of the US or in Europe and have a hard time remembering that not everyone is on their time zone are the new flat-earthers.
We live on a BALL folks. It rotates around the SUN. When it's light out for you, it's dark somewhere else.
We live on a BALL folks. It rotates around the SUN. When it's light out for you, it's dark somewhere else.
September 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Folks who live on the East Coast of the US or in Europe and have a hard time remembering that not everyone is on their time zone are the new flat-earthers.
We live on a BALL folks. It rotates around the SUN. When it's light out for you, it's dark somewhere else.
We live on a BALL folks. It rotates around the SUN. When it's light out for you, it's dark somewhere else.
In retrospect, I should have understood the red flag when a reporter asked me on Monday to speak with them "tomorrow" (i.e. today) or "Wednesday morning Paris time".
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September 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
In retrospect, I should have understood the red flag when a reporter asked me on Monday to speak with them "tomorrow" (i.e. today) or "Wednesday morning Paris time".
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Had a blast joining @adambecker.bsky.social on his podcast Dreaming Against the Machine --- what a lovely space for looking at awfulness and thinking about what could be better.
www.dreamingagainstthemachine.com/episode-23-l...
www.dreamingagainstthemachine.com/episode-23-l...
Episode 23: Language Models, with Emily Bender
This week, Adam talks with linguist and AI critic Emily Bender. They talk about large language models, Emily's origin story, and the importance of parrot emojis. Read Emily's book The AI Con and liste...
www.dreamingagainstthemachine.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Had a blast joining @adambecker.bsky.social on his podcast Dreaming Against the Machine --- what a lovely space for looking at awfulness and thinking about what could be better.
www.dreamingagainstthemachine.com/episode-23-l...
www.dreamingagainstthemachine.com/episode-23-l...
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The wait is finally over! Ghosties get involved @pbs.org
Also airing tonight on your local PBS station 7PM PT, 10PM ET!
"The one documentary with the power to burst the AI bubble" - The Wrap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...
Also airing tonight on your local PBS station 7PM PT, 10PM ET!
"The one documentary with the power to burst the AI bubble" - The Wrap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...
Ghost in the Machine | What is Artificial Intelligence? | Full Documentary
YouTube video by PBS Documentaries
www.youtube.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The wait is finally over! Ghosties get involved @pbs.org
Also airing tonight on your local PBS station 7PM PT, 10PM ET!
"The one documentary with the power to burst the AI bubble" - The Wrap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...
Also airing tonight on your local PBS station 7PM PT, 10PM ET!
"The one documentary with the power to burst the AI bubble" - The Wrap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...
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This from OK GO remains my favorite take on the idea of a singularity:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzb...
OK Go - Impulse Purchase (Official Animated Video)
YouTube video by OK Go
www.youtube.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This from OK GO remains my favorite take on the idea of a singularity:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzb...
Today! Tuesday noon Pacific/Wednesday 7am Aotearoa
On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream, @alexhanna.bsky.social and I will being talking with Keoni Mahelona of Te Hiku Media about language technology and big tech saviorism.
Tune in for what should be an amazing discussion & note the unusual day:
Tuesday Sept 15, noon Pacific
Tune in for what should be an amazing discussion & note the unusual day:
Tuesday Sept 15, noon Pacific
dair_institute - Twitch
Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR). — dair_institute streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.
twitch.tv
September 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Today! Tuesday noon Pacific/Wednesday 7am Aotearoa
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Folks, if you want to know what's *really* up with "AI", where the harms lie, and contextualize the nonsense du jour, this film is must watch.
September 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Folks, if you want to know what's *really* up with "AI", where the harms lie, and contextualize the nonsense du jour, this film is must watch.
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This time around feels especially exhausting. People bringing up "new empirical evidence", none of which is meaningful evidence, or empirical in the scientific sense, or particularly new. I don't know what to say besides "I'm sorry you ELIZA Effect'ed yourself and I hope you make better choices"
So people come back around to those of us who have been pointing out the emporers' nudity all along and say, "How about THIS set of invisible clothes? Does that change your analysis??"
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September 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This time around feels especially exhausting. People bringing up "new empirical evidence", none of which is meaningful evidence, or empirical in the scientific sense, or particularly new. I don't know what to say besides "I'm sorry you ELIZA Effect'ed yourself and I hope you make better choices"
This from OK GO remains my favorite take on the idea of a singularity:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzb...
OK Go - Impulse Purchase (Official Animated Video)
YouTube video by OK Go
www.youtube.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This from OK GO remains my favorite take on the idea of a singularity:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzb...
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This conversation with @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social couldn't be more timely. With the AI industry talking about *its own products' potential to cause human extinction* we drill into who might still want to build such technology, and why.
Hint: it's in the title of their new book.
Hint: it's in the title of their new book.
The End Times Fascists of AI, ft. Naomi Klein + Astra Taylor
Listen now (64 mins) | A conversation with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor about “end times fascism” in the tech industry.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This conversation with @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social couldn't be more timely. With the AI industry talking about *its own products' potential to cause human extinction* we drill into who might still want to build such technology, and why.
Hint: it's in the title of their new book.
Hint: it's in the title of their new book.
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This documentary is quite thought-provoking, and, frankly, sobering. I encourage people to check it out.
There is a through-line of eugenics and race “science” that this documentary points out in the history of research in intelligence, AI metrics and algorithms, that also influences Silicon-Valley
There is a through-line of eugenics and race “science” that this documentary points out in the history of research in intelligence, AI metrics and algorithms, that also influences Silicon-Valley
Folks, if you want to know what's *really* up with "AI", where the harms lie, and contextualize the nonsense du jour, this film is must watch.
September 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This documentary is quite thought-provoking, and, frankly, sobering. I encourage people to check it out.
There is a through-line of eugenics and race “science” that this documentary points out in the history of research in intelligence, AI metrics and algorithms, that also influences Silicon-Valley
There is a through-line of eugenics and race “science” that this documentary points out in the history of research in intelligence, AI metrics and algorithms, that also influences Silicon-Valley
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Must watch, yinz!
The PBS showing is tonight, but if you want it via YouTube, that's available as of a couple of hours ago!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...
Ghost in the Machine | What is Artificial Intelligence? | Full Documentary
YouTube video by PBS Documentaries
www.youtube.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Must watch, yinz!
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Americans - watch!
It's not available in my country yet, but coming soon to the Zürich Film Festival and I scored a ticket!
It's not available in my country yet, but coming soon to the Zürich Film Festival and I scored a ticket!
The PBS showing is tonight, but if you want it via YouTube, that's available as of a couple of hours ago!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...
Ghost in the Machine | What is Artificial Intelligence? | Full Documentary
YouTube video by PBS Documentaries
www.youtube.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Americans - watch!
It's not available in my country yet, but coming soon to the Zürich Film Festival and I scored a ticket!
It's not available in my country yet, but coming soon to the Zürich Film Festival and I scored a ticket!
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Wouldn't it be cool if the U.S. passed some federal data privacy laws?
EXCLUSIVE: Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 Media.
Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats
Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 M...
www.404media.co
September 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Wouldn't it be cool if the U.S. passed some federal data privacy laws?
Folks, if you want to know what's *really* up with "AI", where the harms lie, and contextualize the nonsense du jour, this film is must watch.
September 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Folks, if you want to know what's *really* up with "AI", where the harms lie, and contextualize the nonsense du jour, this film is must watch.
Reposted by Emily M. Bender
September 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Join us tomorrow! (Tuesday noon Pacific/Wednesday 7am Aotearoa)
On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream, @alexhanna.bsky.social and I will being talking with Keoni Mahelona of Te Hiku Media about language technology and big tech saviorism.
Tune in for what should be an amazing discussion & note the unusual day:
Tuesday Sept 15, noon Pacific
Tune in for what should be an amazing discussion & note the unusual day:
Tuesday Sept 15, noon Pacific
dair_institute - Twitch
Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR). — dair_institute streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.
twitch.tv
September 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Join us tomorrow! (Tuesday noon Pacific/Wednesday 7am Aotearoa)