Alex Hanna

Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute.

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2026-05-18 19:02:46 UTC

THIS WEDNESDAY: join @npub1mmf…2mx9 as we launch the Luddite Lab Resource Hub, a resource for workers fighting AI at work. We provide strategies for worker-led governance and oversight of this tech through case studies, primers, and a resource library.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launching-the-luddite-lab-resource-hub-registration-1988317489134?aff=oddtdtcreator

2026-05-07 16:29:26 UTC

@npub15xv…0jms and I are so excited to announce that THE AI CON has been selected as Book in Common for 2026-27 at Cal State Chico!
We're excited for thousands of folks to read and engage with our work. We'll be visiting campus on April 7, 2027 for a public event.
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2026-05-04 16:38:01 UTC

Join @npub1mmf…2mx9 and workers on the front line of resisting AI as we release the Luddite Lab Resource Hub, a new resource for fighting AI at work.
9 AM PT / Noon ET / 4 PM GMT on Wednesday, May 20
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launching-the-luddite-lab-resource-hub-registration-1988317489134?aff=oddtdtcreator

2026-04-30 12:24:57 UTC

New York!!! Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 is joining you LIVE TONIGHT! At Starr Bar in Brooklyn! I'm literally on the M right now! Come through!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mystery-ai-hype-theater-3000-live-tickets-1986920944030?aff=oddtdtcreator
@npub15xv…0jms

2026-04-29 18:12:00 UTC

Shy Girl was a product of publishing industry woes. Bestselling author Carmen Maria Machado walked with us through the world of literature and the challenges writers and the publishing industry face with the emergence of AI slop. On MAIHT3k's latest ep. “There’s No Ghost in the Machine”.
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/489/341/924/090/438/original/f506e81e687aa6fe.mp4

2026-04-25 15:15:02 UTC

We're coming, DC! @npub15xv…0jms and I will be talking about our book The AI Con on Monday, hosted by the Center for Digital Ethics and moderated by Laura DeNardis. Hope to see you there!
https://events.georgetown.edu/digital-ethics/event/book-talk-with-bender-and-hanna

2026-04-18 01:55:52 UTC

Somali data workers did not sign up for this. Senior tech reporter Niamh McIntyre at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, talks with us about the questionable practices of AI training data company Appen. More on our latest Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 episode “Uber for Military Surveillance".
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/423/215/965/750/367/original/1d93060237896455.mp4

2026-04-16 20:13:42 UTC

Being “bad” at art is good, actually!** **My favorite excerpt from my appearance with @npub15xv…0jms on the [@404media](https://flipboard.com/@404media ) podcast with @npub19c6…y2yf in the episode “The Marketing Tricks of ‘Artificial Intelligence’”.
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/416/210/355/801/391/original/43916da12ba006f1.mp4

2026-04-07 19:12:14 UTC

Join @npub15xv…0jms and I in New York for Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000’s first LIVE show! We’re doing a live taping at the Starr Bar in Brooklyn on Thursday, April 30. Space is limited, so get your tickets. All profit goes to @npub1mmf…2mx9.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mystery-ai-hype-theater-3000-live-tickets-1986920944030?aff=oddtdtcreator

2026-04-04 16:50:21 UTC

**Pennsylvania Sen. McCormick’s wife works for who now? **Maia Woluchem and Livia Garafolo from Data+Society's Trustworthy Infrastructures program, joined us for episode 74 of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000.
They discuss their recent piece “Pennsylvania Is Perfect” for @npub1vy7…fjpp on the impacts of, and resistance to, the development of data centers in Pennsylvania.
https://newint.org/science-and-technology/2026/pennsylvania-perfect
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/347/461/252/700/264/original/145487574ad98540.mp4

2026-04-02 17:46:11 UTC

What makes Pennsylvania perfect… Maia Woluchem and Livia Garofolo of Data + Society on our latest Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 episode, “Data Centers Go Nuclear”.
Check out their latest piece in @npub1vy7…fjpp:
https://newint.org/science-and-technology/2026/pennsylvania-perfect
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/336/357/742/151/597/original/087f45f72d358854.mp4

2026-04-01 18:24:19 UTC

Join the Scholar's Strategy Network and I as we discuss AI in higher ed and push back against Cal State’s $17M contract with OpenAI, as many of the system’s priorities go unaddressed.
Next Wednesday (April 8), 5-7 PM, at San Francisco State.
Register for an op-ed workshop to follow!
https://scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/bayareaopedai
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2026-03-20 14:57:26 UTC

Musk thinks data centers in space wouldn’t need ANY maintenance. I loved [@adambecker.bsky.social](https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/adambecker.bsky.social )'s response to this on our latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000. Check out episode 73: "Data Centers in Space!?”.
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/262/081/014/725/787/original/579d034928a45df3.mp4

2026-03-20 14:57:26 UTC

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Full episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/episodes/18844094

2026-03-18 19:32:04 UTC

L’INGANNO DELL’INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE
Today! The Italian edition of The AI Con is available in bookstores and online.
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://fazieditore.it/libro/9791259678447
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2026-03-18 12:06:28 UTC

Astrophysicist Adam Becker dispels the ridiculous idea of data centers in space on our latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000. This was such a fun conversation. Check out episode 73: "Data Centers in Space!?”.
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/250/087/207/238/450/original/4960e7648c5cdfec.mp4

2026-03-06 21:16:43 UTC

What coders lose by relying on AI. From our event with the University of Washington Office of Public Lectures. (with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/184/298/663/529/314/original/194589021a879eab.mp4

2026-03-05 12:19:46 UTC

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.
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/176/523/397/561/020/original/f454f2bba5d3d9d6.mp4

2026-03-01 23:01:07 UTC

“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.
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/156/389/814/891/111/original/784bc0ea8fca579b.mp4

2026-02-28 00:31:41 UTC

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.
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/145/426/905/770/780/original/b6ccda41d30f23fa.mp4

2026-02-26 21:20:48 UTC

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 @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/139/016/987/779/600/original/4e507f9fd89d78e8.mp4

2026-02-16 21:31:57 UTC

Guys, we’re making AI CEOs sad** **😕** **From the latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, with @npub15xv…0jms. From Episode 71: A Bad Case of Hype-itis.
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/082/437/162/697/330/original/6aa4dcac1852f683.mp4

2026-02-15 22:24:48 UTC

Real collaboration or Upwork for doctors?
From the latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 with @npub15xv…0jms. From Episode 71: A Bad Case of Hype-itis.
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/076/986/451/469/006/original/fbabfd80cb62d568.mp4

2026-02-13 21:05:20 UTC

OpenAI has a new “health” app… 🤨 From the latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 with @npub15xv…0jms. From Episode 71: A Bad Case of Hype-itis.
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/065/347/070/012/711/original/d9d6fbff5a51c7b1.mp4

2026-02-06 00:02:03 UTC

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”.
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/116/020/741/755/604/957/original/c7db134c50a9df56.mp4

2026-01-21 22:10:58 UTC

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/

2026-01-03 23:44:34 UTC

AI is not a “team of geniuses”. Sam Altman says that (unnamed) scientists feel as though they are marshalling the knowledge of a whole “AI” team. But science doesn’t work like that.
(with @npub15xv…0jms)
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/115/833/819/497/054/687/original/f9e164fc362a8b37.mp4

2026-01-01 19:47:07 UTC

Purdue misses the plot. I’ve got thoughts about my alma mater’s new “AI competency” requirement.
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/115/821/563/177/291/077/original/00f2c92b901f359c.mp4

2025-12-31 17:15:56 UTC

Privacy isn’t a purely technical issue. I got to speak on the Main Stage at #MozFest 2025, on “Unlearning Privacy” with Signal’s Ubdhav Tiwari. Moderated by the wonderful Lauren Hendry Parsons from Mozilla.
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/115/815/305/921/039/437/original/e28cadbef82c45b3.mp4

2025-12-25 01:18:17 UTC

Altman and Jony Ive have a warped idea of democratization. @npub15xv…0jms and I take on the ridiculous marketing video which came out of OpenAI several months ago in Ep. 58 of our podcast.
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/115/777/561/298/211/909/original/bb950854c4bda52a.mp4

2025-12-18 18:39:45 UTC

Altman and Ive have ruined San Francisco. @npub15xv…0jms and I take on the ridiculous marketing video which came out of OpenAI several weeks ago in Ep. 58 of our podcast.
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/115/742/023/789/783/707/original/deab17c6bbd136ba.mp4

2025-12-16 17:18:28 UTC

I support Project Protocol because community-built solutions are the key to transforming reentry. This work uplifts the voices of people directly impacted and creates safer, more humane pathways through California’s parole system.
Donate today: https://bit.ly/Donate2ProPro

2025-12-10 19:19:27 UTC

Tech bros don’t actually understand the sci-fi they claim to love. Thank you Al Jazeera English for having me on.
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/115/696/877/673/958/005/original/92665b66f1a82b10.mp4

2025-11-06 15:48:42 UTC

My first for Bay Area Current -- A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. It’s part of a long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground at our expense. People have had enough.
https://bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-long-live-kitkat/

2025-10-22 14:53:59 UTC

DAIR’s (@npub1mmf…2mx9) latest report offers a chilling glimpse into how Amazon is using technology to ramp up surveillance of delivery drivers, violating existing workers' rights and creating unsafe working conditions.
https://www.dair-institute.org/projects/driven-down/
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2025-10-17 14:18:33 UTC

Join us for the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream, in which
@npub15xv…0jms and I will be joined by
@npub1mmf…2mx9’s writer-in-residence
@npub1v9a…5z6v to discuss AI and data journalism!
Monday, Oct 20 at noon PT, https://twitch.tv/dair_institute

2025-10-15 14:45:40 UTC

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 64
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/episodes/18003686
@npub16we…aqxd joins @npub15xv…0jms and I to talk about how we don’t need tech bros to read sci-fi better, they need to understand it better.
Also available as video on peertube!
https://peertube.dair-institute.org/w/a8L5gkaqx2ktdhKh4SLx8o
https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/115/378/718/339/411/941/original/1ce3517ecf7e9cd5.mp4

2025-09-15 17:39:21 UTC

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 fans! We're moving our livestream to Friday. In the meantime, @npub15xv…0jms and I are soooo close to a major download milestone!
Share and subscribe to the pod and your AI skeptical friends.
https://buzzsprout.com/2126417

2025-08-22 18:17:56 UTC

We're seeing sales creep up for The AI Con (thecon.ai) and for that, we're really thankful!
Let us know if you've put it on a syllabus, or shared with your AI skeptic friends who are wondering what all this mess is all about.
@npub15xv…0jms

2025-08-08 14:24:28 UTC

Tina Park, Sophie Song, and I wrote about Trump's AI Action Plan, the narrative of "upskilling" on both the right and left, and how the myth of AI automation is forcing actual workers to do more with less.
https://www.techpolicy.press/dont-be-fooled-by-trumps-plan-to-reskill-workers-to-prepare-for-ai/

2025-06-24 12:33:26 UTC

"In many ways, Bender and Hanna successfully demonstrate that AI is a con. It fails at productivity and intelligence, while the hype launders a series of transformations that harm workers, exacerbate inequality and damage the environment."
Nice write-up of The AI Con by Luke Munn in The Conversation.
https://theconversation.com/is-ai-a-con-a-new-book-punctures-the-hype-and-proposes-some-ways-to-resist-257015
@npub15xv…0jms

2025-06-23 06:42:38 UTC

If you're at #FACCT2025 today, check out our AI Workers' Inquiry, where we'll have a stellar panel of workers organizing against AI and host a participatory session. You can also participate online!
https://ai-workers-inquiry.github.io

2025-06-06 15:21:07 UTC

Our conversation with @npub1dqh…eq5y is starting in a little less than two hours! @npub15xv…0jms and I will see you there.
https://datasociety.net/events/challenging-ai-hype-and-tech-industry-power/

2025-06-05 18:41:55 UTC

Columbus! @npub15xv…0jms and I are here and excited for our last joint, in-person event of our book tour, at the WOSU Community Studio on Pearl Street (not the Ross Community Center!)
https://prologuebookshop.ticketbud.com/theaicon

2025-06-03 13:28:09 UTC

Today, as part of the Tech Policy Press and Data & Society "Ideologies of Control: A Series on Tech Power and Democratic Crisis" series, @npub15xv…0jms and I write about the myth of AGI.
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-myth-of-agi/
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2025-05-13 14:28:04 UTC

It's book press day! The AI Con is available where ever you find fine books! Check out https://TheCon.AI for details.
@npub15xv…0jms and I think we wrote a damn fine book, and we hope you'll enjoy it too.
For a taste, check out the preview of Chapter 1, graciously published by LitHub.
https://lithub.com/on-the-very-real-dangers-of-the-artificial-intelligence-hype-machine/

2025-05-11 15:21:30 UTC

This week's the week! THE AI CON drops on Tuesday!
You can join @npub15xv…0jms and I tomorrow for our Family Action Network book event with @npub1z40…s3fq!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4117460131670/WN_sX-i6jBNQiKy2MHBvAzTUA#/registration
We also kick off our book tour on Thursday! Check https://TheCon.ai/events for details.
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2025-05-08 14:11:14 UTC

TODAY at 2 PM PT!
Join us as we celebrate the release of the THE AI CON! @npub15xv…0jms and I are so excited to chat with Vauhini Vara about the book!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ai-con-virtual-book-launch-tickets-1330295943979?aff=oddtdtcreator
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2025-05-06 15:07:45 UTC

THE AI CON is out in a week, and @npub15xv…0jms and I are kicking it off with multiple events!
1. @npub1mmf…2mx9 launch event is on Thursday, in conversation with Vauhini Vara, at 2 PM PT.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ai-con-virtual-book-launch-tickets-1330295943979?aff=oddtdtcreator
2. Then on Monday, we'll be chatting with @npub1z40…s3fq in an event with the Family Action Network, at 5 PM PT/7 PM CT.
https://bit.ly/BHFANWebinar
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2025-05-06 01:24:24 UTC

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 is hiring a new podcast producer! Unfortunately Christie is leaving us for greener pastures, but we'd love to have you work with us!
@npub15xv…0jms
https://www.dair-institute.org/careers/

2025-05-02 16:50:03 UTC

Thrilled to be included on this Kirkus Reviews list of five essential new books that challenge Big Tech!
with @npub15xv…0jms
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/5-essential-new-books-that-challenge-big-tech/

2025-04-28 15:49:26 UTC

Have you registered for THE AI CON's virtual book launch with @npub15xv…0jms and special guest Vauhini Vara, hosted by @npub1mmf…2mx9? Nearly 100 people have already registered!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ai-con-virtual-book-launch-tickets-1330295943979?aff=oddtdtcreator
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2025-04-21 13:18:43 UTC

We are kicking off the THE AI CON book tour with a virtual launch event with @npub1mmf…2mx9!
Join us on May 8 at 2 PM PT as @npub15xv…0jms and I chat with Vauhini Vara about the book, AI hype, and what you can do about it.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ai-con-virtual-book-launch-tickets-1330295943979

2025-04-20 13:33:50 UTC

The GoodReads giveaway for THE AI CON ends today! Enter by midnight Pacific on April 20!
@npub15xv…0jms
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/410277-the-ai-con-how-to-fight-big-tech-s-hype-and-create-the-future-we-want

2025-04-18 22:33:29 UTC

.@npub15xv…0jms and I are ecstatic to have received a STARRED review in LibraryJournal!
"Documenting how “mathy maths” AI applications are produced and idealized as useful and thoughtfully critiquing the social, cultural, and technological systems that structure this so-called intelligence, Bender and Hanna have constructed a thorough, witty, and accessible argument against AI that meets the moment."
https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-ai-con-how-to-fight-big-techs-hype-and-create-the-future-we-want-1817077

2025-04-15 13:50:52 UTC

Emily and I are SO excited to have been picked to be a LibraryReads notable nonfiction book! LibraryReads is a list put together by public librarians all around the country. https://libraryreads.org/
We see libraries and librarians as important institutions in helping us push back against AI hype, and so this is quite the distinction.
with @npub15xv…0jms. Pre-order now at https://thecon.ai

2025-04-10 16:46:17 UTC

Wherein @npub15xv…0jms and I ridicule the idea that Llama 4 is debiased of "left-leaning" influence.
Apologies for the Zuck-face jumpscare.
https://www.404media.co/facebook-pushes-its-llama-4-ai-model-to-the-right-wants-to-present-both-sides/

2025-04-03 19:06:52 UTC

Big AI CON news from @npub15xv…0jms and me today!
First, we're doing a GoodReads giveaway! Enter and you could be one of 25 people to get a free book!
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/410277-the-ai-con-how-to-fight-big-tech-s-hype-and-create-the-future-we-want

2025-03-27 13:41:30 UTC

The State Department has said they have revoked visas of more than 300 students. They have been terrorizing hundreds and aim to terrorize hundreds, if not thousands more.
Faculty on here: how are you protecting your international students? Are you connecting with local immigration defense groups? How are you protecting them from being snatched off the street?
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/27/trump-palestinian-hamas-purge-colleges-protests

2025-03-25 15:43:46 UTC

More praise for THE AI CON:
"A powerful and timely deep dive into what the AI hype cycle is REALLY about, why it’s bound to crash, and what we can all do to protect ourselves from it. An absolute must-read!" - Karla Ortiz
Out on May 13, but you can preorder now!
https://thecon.ai

2025-03-06 18:13:30 UTC

'a key benefit for the army will be the tool’s ability to rapidly process large quantities of surveillance material in order to “answer questions” about specific individuals...'
'“AI amplifies power,” an intelligence source who has closely followed the [IOF] development of language models.. “It allows operations [utilizing] the data of far more people, enabling population control."'
Why do we need surveillance studies when Unit 8200 just tweets it out?
https://www.972mag.com/israeli-intelligence-chatgpt-8200-surveillance-ai/

2025-02-15 17:51:22 UTC

Kirkus calls THE AI CON "a refreshingly contrarian take on AI and the clouds of hyperbole surrounding it."
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/emily-m-bender/the-ai-con/
@npub15xv…0jms

2024-12-13 22:05:48 UTC

Starting a podcast called Too Many Tech Bros, which has the same premise of Sooo Many White Guys, but we talk about tech and AI

2024-12-10 16:13:17 UTC

Pre-order alert, cover, and website reveal for our book, THE AI CON! (with @npub15xv…0jms)
It's out for release on May 13, 2025!
https://thecon.ai

2024-11-21 19:27:09 UTC

New open-access paper by Ellen Berrey, Nathan Kim, Kristen Bass, and me over at Socius --
We analyzed over 16,000 news articles using a machine-assisted system, yielding a dataset of 5,553 higher ed protest events, and university and police responses.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231241297447

2024-11-09 01:03:02 UTC

When Elon bought Twitter, we saw an immense migration from that platform to here.
When Trump got elected, I've seen nothing but increases to BlueSky.
The Fediverse really missed a window.

2024-11-08 14:25:24 UTC

AI and Fascism go hand-in-hand. New newsletter post.
https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/the-aifascism-nexus/

2024-08-14 16:56:07 UTC

New preprint! Ellen Berrey, Kristen Bass, Nathan Kim, and I present some trends from our new dataset of higher ed protests from 2012 to 2018 in the US and Canada. Some initial findings...
1. Higher ed protests concern university governance, anti-racism, and labor.
2. US protests are often national in nature, but take local instantiations, esp. wrt to racist police violence.
3. Canadian protests focus on public tuition and anti-austerity measures by provinces.
https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/qv7yf

2024-08-03 01:01:58 UTC

So is the "AI" part of Microsoft Recall just... OCR?

2024-08-02 00:28:08 UTC

People complaining about Imane Khelif don't actually give a shit about women's sports, non-normative women, or having international sporting competition in which non-white people can win.
It was the same with Caster and with Dutee.
Transphobes and racists fuck all the way off.