Three Years of Ridicule as Praxis, 2025.09.19

It's Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000's third birthday! To celebrate, Emily and Alex respond to listener questions about the show, and reflect on the past and future of AI hype. Topics range from how to talk to your kids about LLMs, to what the MAIHT3k birthday cake looks like.

Artifacts referenced:

AI and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Benchmark

Data and its (dis)contents

Stochastic Parrots Day

Dr. Casey Fiesler on TikTok

Dr. Nicole Holliday on TikTok

Alex and Emily’s media appearances about The AI Con

Emily and Alex on The Data Fix with Dr. Mél Hogan

Emily’s interview with Dr. Carl Rhodes

Stinking Rich: The Four Myths of the Good Billionaire

October 21st event for The AI Con

FAccT AI Workers’ Inquiry Panel

Emily’s presentation at UNESCO Digital Learning Week — Paper version on pp.41-45 here

A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.

Fresh AI Hell:

Meet the Robot Using AI to Ink Your Next Tattoo

Medicare Will Start Paying AI Companies a Share of Any Claims They Automatically Reject

Bluesky post about Taco Bell AI drive-through

Can AI doulas improve maternal health?

Countries are struggling to meet the rising energy demands of data centers

Bluesky post about Business Insider

OpenAI has reportedly misjudged its cash burn by

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Music by Toby Menon.
Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park.
Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.