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DESCRIPTION: \n\nDr. Alex Hanna is the Director of Resarch at the Distribut
 ed AI Research \nInstitute [1] and the co-author of the soon to be publish
 ed book The AI Con \n[2]. Dr. Hanna's presentation is part of the Hanson C
 enter for Inclusive STEM \nEducation's spring semester series Can AI Gener
 ate IDEAs? Navigating the \nPromises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence
  for Inclusion\, Diversity\, \nEquity\, and Access [3].\n\nAbstract:\n\nIs
  artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech \nsci
 entists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it \n
 going to put authors\, artists\, and others out of business? Are we about 
 to \nenter an age where computers are better than humans at everything? Th
 e answer \nto these questions\, we respond: is “no\,” “they wish\,” “LOL\,
 ” and \n“definitely not.” This kind of thinking is a symptom of a phenomen
 on \nknown as “AI hype.” Hype looks and smells fishy: It twists words and 
 \nhelps the rich get richer by justifying data theft\, motivating surveill
 ance \ncapitalism\, and devaluing human creativity in order to replace mea
 ningful \nwork with jobs that treat people like machines.\n\nIn this talk\
 , Dr. Alex Hanna discusses her upcoming book /The AI \nCon/ (coauthored wi
 th Dr. Emily M. Bender)\, which offers a sharp\, witty\, and \nwide-rangin
 g take-down of AI hype across its many forms. She’ll show you \nhow to spo
 t AI hype\, how to deconstruct it\, and how to expose the power grabs \nit
  aims to hide. Armed with these tools\, you will be prepared to push back 
 \nagainst AI hype at work\, as a consumer in the marketplace\, as a skepti
 cal \nnewsreader\, and as a citizen holding policymakers to account. Toget
 her\, we \nexpose AI hype for what it is: a mask for Big Tech’s drive for 
 profit\, with \nlittle concern for who it affects.\n\n\n[1] https://www.da
 ir-institute.org/\n[2] https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-ai-con-e
 mily-m-benderalex-hanna?variant=43065101189154\n[3] https://hanson.lafayet
 te.edu/spring-2025-programming-at-the-hanson-center/
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LOCATION:Kirby Hall 104
SUMMARY:The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We W
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