Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
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My Tech Workers Have Unionized, 2026.10.05
Oct 14, 2026
53m 37s
Big Tech Colon-AI-lism, 2026.09.15
Sep 30, 2026
55m 02s
Manifesting the End of Tech Bro Manifestos, 2026.09.08
Sep 17, 2026
56m 39s
Working 9 to Hype, 2026.08.10
Sep 2, 2026
54m 23s
Rumors of a Singularity Have Been Grossly Exaggerated, 2026.08.03
Aug 19, 2026
54m 32s
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- 🇺🇸United States · TechnologyHOME#1398.2K to 43K
- 🇵🇱PL · Technology#47663 to 3.5K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Technology#135610 to 3.2K
- 🇵🇹Portugal · Technology#64230 to 1.2K
- 🇯🇵Japan · Technology#19977 to 408
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/14/26 | My Tech Workers Have Unionized, 2026.10.05 | Across the tech industry, workers are fed up with endless layoff cycles, overwork, and "AI" tools being forced into their jobs. And their bosses hate to hear it! Emily and Alex are joined by JS Tan and Clarissa Redwine, the authors of Against Tech Oligarchy, to discuss the ways workplace organizing is evolving to meet this moment. JS Tan is getting his PhD at MIT and formerly worked in tech, where he spent years organizing across the industry. Clarissa Redwine helped organize the Kickstarter ... | 53m 37s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 | Big Tech Colon-AI-lism, 2026.09.15 | This week, Alex and Emily are joined by Keoni Mahelona of Te Hiku Media to discuss Indigenous language technology. They discuss problems that arise when Big Tech tries to bring its "solutions" into this space, and best practices for research and development that center the expertise, cultural norms and goals of Indigenous communities. Keoni Mahelona is the CTO of Te Hiku Media and a Native Hawaiian from the island of Kaua'i. He's a driving force behind the development of sovereign digital tec... | 55m 02s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | Manifesting the End of Tech Bro Manifestos, 2026.09.08 | Last month, Sam Altman proclaimed that we're already in "the Singularity." Not to be outdone, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have both recently come out with lengthy blog posts about "superhuman AI." Emily and Alex brave some truly terrible writing to unearth the core motivations at the heart of these screeds. References: Gates: "The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical."Also referenced: "Impulse Purchase" by OK GoZuckerberg: "The Future is for Everyone"Fresh AI Hell... | 56m 39s | ||||||
| 9/2/26 | AI innovationjob discrimination+3 | — | MetaOpenAI | — | AItech layoffs+3 | — | 54m 23s | ||
| 8/19/26 | SingularityAI hype+3 | — | OpenAIBusiness Insider+2 | — | SingularityAI+5 | — | 54m 32s | ||
| 8/4/26 | responsible AIharm reduction+3 | dr. sava saheli singh | Education technology | — | responsible AIharm reduction+4 | — | 58m 53s | ||
| 7/23/26 | AI in emergency servicesautomated healthcare+3 | — | FDASeattle+1 | — | AIemergency services+5 | — | 55m 39s | ||
| 7/7/26 | AI bubblegovernment bailout+3 | Matt Scherer | Open Markets InstituteNo Bailout for Big Tech Billionaires: Policies for when the AI bubble bursts | — | AI bubblegovernment bailout+3 | — | 53m 13s | ||
| 6/24/26 | AI productivityprogramming+3 | — | DAIRYale Budget Lab+2 | — | AIproductivity+5 | — | 53m 14s | ||
| 6/9/26 | AIexistential risk+4 | Dr. Nathalie Maréchal | Future of Life InstituteMST3k+1 | — | Bernie SandersAI+5 | — | 1h 03m 54s | ||
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| 5/26/26 | AI ethicslive podcast+4 | — | AnthropicMeta+2 | — | AnthropicAI+6 | — | 1h 01m 22s | ||
| 5/13/26 | AI hypedata centers+4 | — | ChatGPT | Fresh AI Hell | AIhype+5 | — | 55m 37s | ||
| 4/28/26 | automation in writingpublishing industry+3 | Carmen Maria Machado | In the Dream HouseHer Body and Other Parties | — | automationwriters+3 | — | 53m 37s | ||
| 4/16/26 | automated translationgig economy+4 | Niamh McIntyre | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism | USEast Africa | automated translationgig workers+5 | — | 53m 44s | ||
| 3/31/26 | data centersnuclear energy+3 | Maia WoluchemDr. Livia Garofalo | Data & SocietyPennsylvania is pe... | Pennsylvania | data centersnuclear energy+4 | — | 57m 12s | ||
| 3/17/26 | data centersspace technology+4 | Dr. Adam Becker | More Everything Forever | — | data centersspace+4 | — | 53m 38s | ||
| 2/26/26 | AI and militaryglobal imperialism+3 | Naomi Klein | The GuardianEnd Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World | — | AImilitary+5 | — | 52m 02s | ||
| 2/12/26 | AI in medicinehealthcare system+4 | — | ChatGPTStop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life+3 | — | AIChatGPT+5 | — | 56m 20s | ||
| 1/30/26 | AIimprovised transitions+4 | — | MAIHT3kThe AI Con | — | AI Hellsupercut+4 | — | 40m 34s | ||
| 1/13/26 | AIyear in review+3 | — | TIMEStanford AI Index+1 | — | AI architects2025+3 | — | 58m 29s | ||
| 12/30/25 | artificial general intelligenceAI definitions+3 | — | DoctronicNIST+2 | — | AGIartificial intelligence+3 | — | 55m 01s | ||
| 12/16/25 | AI governancedemocracy+3 | — | Collective Intelligence ProjectCalMatters+3 | — | AI governancedemocracy+3 | — | 59m 14s | ||
| 12/2/25 | labor researchautomation+4 | Sophie Song | DAIRChatGPT+1 | — | automationlabor research+5 | — | 53m 14s | ||
| 11/18/25 | Drag It All To Hell, 2025.10.27 | It's been six months since our last all-Hell episode! In honor of Halloween season, we take a long journey into the very scary Fresh AI Hell mines. Topics include terrifying uses of AI in education, scientific research, and politics — plus, some delicious palate cleansers along the way. AI bubble: bigger than dot-com bust? No one wants to pay for ChatGPT Meta lays off 600 from AI unit AI data centers: an even bigger disaster than we thought Public universities anticipate data center-driven po... | 56m 44s | ||||||
| 10/30/25 | Crunching the Numbers (with Decca Muldowney), 2025.10.20 | So-called AI tools are increasingly infiltrating newsrooms, particularly when it comes to data analysis. DAIR writer-in-residence Decca Muldowney joins us to discuss the need for journalists to distinguish between "AI" and reliable, verifiable research methods. Decca Muldowney is a journalist and writer who was our fact checker for The AI Con. She's also a writer-in-residence and web editor at the Distributed AI Research Institute. References: An early AI pioneer shares how the "vibe coding"... | 56m 20s | ||||||
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Chart history for Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
Peaked at #47 in PL, currently #47 in PL.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| PL | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| IS | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| PT | — | #64 | #64 | — |
| CO | — | #134 | #134 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #135 | #135 | — |
| United States | — | #139 | #139 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #140 | #140 | — |
| Norway | — | #177 | #177 | — |
| TH | — | #188 | #188 | — |
| South Africa | — | #193 | #193 | — |
| Japan | — | #199 | #199 | — |
Chart Positions
11 placements across 11 markets.
Chart Positions
11 placements across 11 markets.