Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCrunching the Numbers (with Decca Muldowney), 2025.10.20
Episode 65
So-called AI tools are increasingly infiltrating newsrooms, particularly when it comes to data analysis. DAIR writer-in-residence Decca Muldowney joi…
5 months ago
Building Worlds Through Better Reading (with Reo Eveleth), 2025.09.29
Episode 64
Powerful AI boosters claim to love science fiction novels, but why do they always seem to take the wrong lessons from them? Reporter and writer Reo E…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Three Years of Ridicule as Praxis, 2025.09.19
Episode 63
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 pas…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
The Robo-Therapist Will See You Now (with Maggie Harrison Dupré), 2025.08.18
Episode 62
Talking to chatbots can have serious mental health consequences — fueling delusions and leading users away from consensus reality. Futurism writer Ma…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Winning the Race to Hell (with Sarah Myers West and Kate Brennan), 2025.08.04
Episode 61
Trump’s “AI Action Plan” is his latest attempt to turn AI hype into official national policy. Kate Brennan and Sarah Myers West, of the AI Now Instit…
7 months ago
Vibe Coding: Four Security Nightmares in a Trenchcoat (with Susanna Cox), 2025.07.21
Episode 60
After many months of making fun of the term "vibe coding," Emily and Alex tackle the LLMs-as-coders fad head-on, with help from security researcher S…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Et Tu, American Federation of Teachers? (with Charles Logan), 2025.07.14
Episode 59
The chatbot boosters are looking for educators to play brand ambassador for more intrusion of so-called "AI" into the classroom. From the American Fe…
8 months ago
Why "AI" Is a Con: Our Book Launch! (with Vauhini Vara), 2025.05.08
It's finally here! The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want hit the shelves in May. In this special bonus episode, Alex…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
"Like Magic Intelligence in the Cloud", 2025.05.26
Episode 58
Because Sam Altman hates opening his laptop, OpenAI is merging with iPhone guy Jony Ive's design firm in the name of some mysterious new ChatGPT-enab…
9 months, 1 week ago
The "AI"-Enabled Immigration Panopticon (with Petra Molnar), 2025.05.05
Episode 57
This week, Alex and Emily talk with anthropologist and immigration lawyer Petra Molnar about the dehumanizing hype of border-enforcement tech. From h…
10 months ago