What do tech dudes have to be mad about? We interview author and activist Naomi Klein on our latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000. Check out Episode 72: How the War Department Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI.
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Mar 01, 2026
“This is Uber for military”.** **We interview author and activist Naomi Klein on our latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000. Check out Episode 72: How the War Department Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI.
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Feb 28, 2026
The military is bailing out the AI industry. We interview author and activist Naomi Klein on our latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000. Check out episode 72: How the War Department Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI.
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
dair-community.social
Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Feb 26, 2026
My book goes to Congress🥰! Rep. Desaulnier recently quoted The AI Con in the US House subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. This is why "AI" will make our jobs worse. (with @emilymbender@dair-community.social)
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Feb 16, 2026
Guys, we’re making AI CEOs sad** **😕** **From the latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, with @emilymbender@dair-community.social. From Episode 71: A Bad Case of Hype-itis.
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
dair-community.social
Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Feb 15, 2026
Real collaboration or Upwork for doctors?
From the latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 with @emilymbender@dair-community.social. From Episode 71: A Bad Case of Hype-itis.
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
dair-community.social
Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Feb 13, 2026
OpenAI has a new “health” app… 🤨 From the latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 with @emilymbender@dair-community.social. From Episode 71: A Bad Case of Hype-itis.
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
dair-community.social
Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Feb 06, 2026
Authority is contextual. Academic librarian Raina Bloom on how “AI” developers ignore how people actually become informed. From Ep. 51 of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, “The War on Knowledge”.
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
dair-community.social
Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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@alex@dair-community.social
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Feb 06, 2026
There’s no such thing as an unbiased chatbot. Academic librarian Raina Bloom on how “AI” developers ignore how people actually become informed. From Ep. 51 of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, “The War on Knowledge”.
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Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
dair-community.social
Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Jan 21, 2026
Call on California State University Chancellor Mildred García not to renew the CSU’s $17 million contract with OpenAI and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/
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@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
dair-community.social
Alex Hanna
@alex@dair-community.social
Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Roller derby athlete/announcer at Bay Area Derby. 🇪🇬Ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⚧ Residing on unceded Lisjan (Ohlone) land. Pay your Shuumi Land Tax if you live in the East Bay. https:// sogoreate-landtrust.org/
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Aug 26, 2024
Amazon is suspending MTurk workers AGAIN. According to Turkopticon, there has been an influx in account suspensions this weekend. If you have been suspended, please fill out this form:
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