Your Guides Through the Hellscape of AI Hype

<p><strong>Alex Hanna</strong>, the director of research at the Distributed AI Research Institute and <strong>Emily M. Bender</strong>, a professor of linguistics at the University of Washington, are the hosts of <a href="https://peertube.dair-institute.org/c/mystery_ai_hype_theater/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000</em></a>, a show that seeks to "break down the&nbsp;AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation." <strong>Justin Hendrix</strong> spoke to Alex and Emily about the show's origins, and what they hope will come of the effort to scrutinize statements about the potential of AI that are often fantastical.</p>