# Event Details - **Event Name**: Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna with Margaret Mitchell — 'The AI Con' - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 20 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 20 May, 2025 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: A smart, incisive look at the pitfalls of technologies sold as artificial intelligence.About this EventThird Place Books welcomes Dr. Emily M. Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna for a conversation about their new book,. They will be joined by fellow AI researcher Margaret Mitchell, recognized in 2023 as one of TIME's Most Influential People.This event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book!Having trouble registering? See Eventbrite's troubleshooting FAQ here.Tickets:This event is free to attend. RSVP is recommended in advance.About The AI Con. . .Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to put authors, artists, and others out of business? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than humans at everything?The answer to these questions, linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna make clear, is “no,” “they wish,” “LOL,” and “definitely not.” This kind of thinking is a symptom of a phenomenon known as “AI hype.” Hype looks and smells fishy: It twists words and helps the rich get richer by justifying data theft, motivating surveillance capitalism, and devaluing human creativity in order to replace meaningful work with jobs that treat people like machines. In The AI Con, Bender and Hanna offer a sharp, witty, and wide-ranging take-down of AI hype across its many forms.Bender and Hanna show you how to spot AI hype, how to deconstruct it, and how to expose the power grabs it aims to hide. Armed with these tools, you will be prepared to push back against AI hype at work, as a consumer in the marketplace, as a skeptical newsreader, and as a citizen holding policymakers to account. Together, Bender and Hanna expose AI hype for what it is: a mask for Big Tech’s drive for profit, with little concern for who it affects.Dr. Emily M. Bender is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington where she is also the Faculty Director of the Computational Linguistics Master of Science program and affiliate faculty in the School of Computer Science and Engineering and the Information School. In 2023, she was included in the inaugural Time 100 list of the most influential people in AI. She is frequently consulted by policymakers, from municipal officials to the federal government to the United Nations, for insight into how to understand so-called AI technologies. (Photo credit: Susan Doupé)Dr. Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and a Lecturer in the School of Information at the University of California Berkeley. She is an outspoken critic of the tech industry, a proponent of community-based uses of technology, and a highly sought-after speaker and expert who has been featured across the media, including articles in the Washington Post, Financial Times, The Atlantic, and Time. (Photo credit: Will Toft)Margaret Mitchell is a computer scientist and researcher focused on machine learning (ML) and ethics-informed AI development in tech. Her main areas of study include natural language processing, natural language generation, assistive technology, and AI ethics. In 2023, she was recognized as one of TIME's Most Influential People.About Third Place BooksFounded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. 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Bender and Alex Hanna with Margaret Mitchell — 'The AI Con' being held? - **A:** Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna with Margaret Mitchell — 'The AI Con' takes place on Tue, 20 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 20 May, 2025 at 08:30 pm at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way Northeast, Lake Forest Park, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna with Margaret Mitchell — 'The AI Con'? - **A:** Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna with Margaret Mitchell — 'The AI Con' is organized by Third Place Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna with Margaret Mitchell — 'The AI Con' is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Lake Forest Park, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Emily M. 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