Book: https://thecon.ai Web: https://faculty.washington.edu/ebenderhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3musefjkfel2oCreated this for a reply on LinkedIn, but it applies pretty generally, so posting it here, too:05 Sep 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3musefjkfel2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mupyekryvq2dCoverage of this and related stories continues to be horrible. See thread for some 🚩to look out for. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupyekryvq2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mupyekryvq2dCoverage of this and related stories continues to be horrible. See thread for some 🚩to look out for. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupyekryvq2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mumjj37puc2nMystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Ep 84, in which @alexhanna.bsky.social and I explore the gulf between what the tech companies say the impact of "AI" on labor is and what they are actually doing with their mathy maths: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/episodes/19738984-working-9-to-hype-2026-08-1003 Sep 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumjj37puc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mun3l66sjx24It's almost satisfying when the book being recced by an annoying splainer in my mentions is blurbed by ... Tegmark. Indeed, I do not have to look any further into that.03 Sep 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun3l66sjx24https://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mumjj37puc2nMystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Ep 84, in which @alexhanna.bsky.social and I explore the gulf between what the tech companies say the impact of "AI" on labor is and what they are actually doing with their mathy maths: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/episodes/19738984-working-9-to-hype-2026-08-1003 Sep 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumjj37puc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mufmdqfx722qI want to bring back the plastic metaphor here, too. Refusal and creating space for refusal *now*, while we are still relatively early in this process, is especially meaningful. >> [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufmdqfx722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mufmdqfx722qI want to bring back the plastic metaphor here, too. Refusal and creating space for refusal *now*, while we are still relatively early in this process, is especially meaningful. >> [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufmdqfx722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mue3rpzsdk2iVery much this. Holding space for refusal of this tech is a key resistance strategy. That means advocating for that option in e.g. school policies (if we can't get a full ban) but also simply being visible in our own refusal, so that others see it as possible. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mue3rpzsdk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mue3rpzsdk2iVery much this. Holding space for refusal of this tech is a key resistance strategy. That means advocating for that option in e.g. school policies (if we can't get a full ban) but also simply being visible in our own refusal, so that others see it as possible. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mue3rpzsdk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mu7wwqonqs2aNew on the MAIHT3k newsletter -- how to move away from the untenable, uncomfortable middle ground and towards firm "AI" resistance. https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/six-problems-with-talking-about-the-ethical-or/ w/ @deccamuldowney.bsky.social29 Aug 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7wwqonqs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3mu7wym4hvj2pYou can tell this one is authentic because of all of the typos. Really *tired*, for starters. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:aeug3w4mdhnc2wv73hmrh36v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7wym4hvj2p