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Emily M. Bender

UW, AI ethics & linguistics

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Emily M. Bender

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We gotta find the guy that did this!!
May 19, 05:04 PM·❤️ 84🔄 8·💬 5
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Emily M. Bender

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I cosign all of this
May 12, 06:55 PM·❤️ 39🔄 6
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Timeline cleanse!
May 12, 04:25 AM·❤️ 104🔄 11·💬 1
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Join us today!
May 11, 01:01 PM·❤️ 11🔄 2
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Tomorrow!
May 10, 01:03 PM·❤️ 27🔄 2
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Emily M. Bender

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Go home, LinkedIn. You're drunk.
May 6, 10:58 PM·❤️ 95🔄 6·💬 7
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Emily M. Bender

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Today!
May 4, 01:01 PM·❤️ 2🔄 0
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Emily M. Bender

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Wesleyan Tetris
May 3, 09:17 PM·❤️ 13🔄 1·💬 3
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Join us tomorrow!
May 3, 01:17 PM·❤️ 3🔄 0
Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

@parismarx @alexhanna @ctaylsaurus EMILY M. BENDER: Yeah. And so passive, like, oops, the moon, the moon went further away. It's like no, actually, you made some decisions.

Highlights: Bender critiques the passive language used to describe AI failures, emphasizing human responsibility.

Worth reading: Highlights the importance of accountability in AI development.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

@kohntom A synthetic text extruding machine is not well-matched to any application where the accuracy of the content matters. This is clearly one such application.

Highlights: Bender criticizes LLMs as 'synthetic text extruding machines' unsuitable for accuracy-critical applications.

Worth reading: Highlights Bender's core critique of LLMs as unreliable for factual tasks.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

EMILY M. BENDER: Yeah. And so passive, like, oops, the moon, the moon went further away. It's like no, actually, you made some decisions.

Highlights: Bender critiques the passive language used to describe AI outcomes, emphasizing that decisions were made by people, not inevitable.

Worth reading: Highlights how framing AI as autonomous obscures human responsibility.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

EMILY M. BENDER: Yeah. And so passive, like, oops, the moon, the moon went further away. It's like no, actually, you made some decisions.

Highlights: Bender criticizes passive language in AI discourse, emphasizing human agency in AI outcomes.

Worth reading: Illustrates Bender's focus on accountability in AI development.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

EMILY M. BENDER: Yeah. And so passive, like, oops, the moon, the moon went further away. It's like no, actually, you made some decisions.

Highlights: Critiques passive language that deflects responsibility for AI decisions.

Worth reading: Highlights how language can obscure agency in AI development.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

EMILY M. BENDER: Yeah. And so passive, like, oops, the moon, the moon went further away. It's like no, actually, you made some decisions.

Highlights: Bender critiques passive language in AI discourse, emphasizing human agency.

Worth reading: Illustrates Bender's focus on accountability in AI development.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

EMILY M. BENDER: Yeah. And so passive, like, oops, the moon, the moon went further away. It's like no, actually, you made some decisions.

Highlights: Bender critiques passive language in AI discourse, emphasizing human agency in decision-making.

Worth reading: Highlights the importance of accountability in AI development.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

EMILY M. BENDER: Yeah. And so passive, like, oops, the moon, the moon went further away. It's like no, actually, you made some decisions.

Highlights: Critique of passive language in AI discourse, emphasizing human agency in decision-making.

Worth reading: Highlights how language obscures responsibility in AI development.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

EMILY M. BENDER: Yeah. And so passive, like, oops, the moon, the moon went further away. It's like no, actually, you made some decisions.

Highlights: Critique of passive language in AI discourse, emphasizing human agency in decisions.

Worth reading: Highlights how framing AI outcomes as inevitable obscures human responsibility.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

EMILY M. BENDER: Yeah. And so passive, like, oops, the moon, the moon went further away. It's like no, actually, you made some decisions.

Highlights: Critique of passive language in AI discourse, emphasizing human agency in decisions.

Worth reading: Highlights how language obscures responsibility in AI development.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Look what @alexhanna and I got to do! (Hang out with the cool kids ...) We're talking about the Turing Test, the grandmother of all tests for AI sentience. Joining us are AI researchers Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender

Highlights: Bender announces participation in a discussion about the Turing Test and AI sentience.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's engagement with foundational AI concepts.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Look what @alexhanna and I got to do! (Hang out with the cool kids ... We're talking about the Turing Test, the grandmother of all tests for AI sentience. Joining us are AI researchers Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender

Highlights: Announces participation in a discussion about the Turing Test and AI sentience.

Worth reading: Highlights Bender's engagement in public discourse on AI sentience tests.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Look what @alexhanna and I got to do! (Hang out with the cool kids ...) We're talking about the Turing Test, the grandmother of all tests for AI sentience. Joining us are AI researchers Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender

Highlights: Bender and Hanna discuss the Turing Test as a foundational concept for AI sentience.

Worth reading: Highlights ongoing critique of AI sentience claims.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Look what @alexhanna and I got to do! (Hang out with the cool kids ...) We're talking about the Turing Test, the grandmother of all tests for AI sentience. Joining us are AI researchers Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender

Highlights: Bender and Hanna discuss the Turing Test as a foundational concept for AI sentience.

Worth reading: Highlights ongoing debates about AI sentience and the relevance of classic tests.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Look what @alexhanna and I got to do! (Hang out with the cool kids ...) We're talking about the Turing Test, the grandmother of all tests for AI sentience. Joining us are AI researchers Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender

Highlights: Bender and Hanna discuss the Turing Test as the foundational test for AI sentience.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's engagement in public discourse on AI sentience and the Turing Test.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Look what @alexhanna and I got to do! (Hang out with the cool kids ...) We're talking about the Turing Test, the grandmother of all tests for AI sentience. Joining us are AI researchers Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender

Highlights: Bender promotes a discussion on the Turing Test and AI sentience.

Worth reading: Highlights Bender's engagement with foundational AI concepts.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Facebook (sorry: Meta) AI: Check out our "AI" that lets you access all of humanity's knowledge.

Highlights: Bender sarcastically quotes Meta's claim about AI accessing all human knowledge, implying skepticism.

Worth reading: Illustrates Bender's critical stance on exaggerated AI claims.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Facebook (sorry: Meta) AI: Check out our "AI" that lets you access all of humanity's knowledge.

Highlights: Sarcastic critique of Meta's AI claims.

Worth reading: Exemplifies Bender's skepticism of overblown AI promises.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Facebook (sorry: Meta) AI: Check out our "AI" that lets you access all of humanity's knowledge.

Highlights: Sarcastically quotes Meta's AI announcement, implying hype.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's skepticism toward big tech AI claims.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Facebook (sorry: Meta) AI: Check out our "AI" that lets you access all of humanity's knowledge.

Highlights: Sarcastic critique of Meta's AI claims, mocking the idea of accessing all human knowledge.

Worth reading: Illustrates Bender's skepticism towards grandiose AI promises.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Facebook (sorry: Meta) AI: Check out our "AI" that lets you access all of humanity's knowledge.

Highlights: Sarcastic commentary on Meta's AI claims.

Worth reading: Critiques overhyped AI capabilities from big tech.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

For those playing along at home, here's a "AI is sentient!" argument bingo card.

Highlights: Bender shares a bingo card for common arguments claiming AI sentience.

Worth reading: Satirical take on AI sentience claims, reflecting her critical perspective.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

For those playing along at home, here's a "AI is sentient!" argument bingo card.

Highlights: Creates a bingo card to mock common arguments for AI sentience.

Worth reading: Demonstrates Bender's critical perspective on AI sentience claims.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

For those playing along at home, here's a "AI is sentient!" argument bingo card.

Highlights: Bender provides a bingo card to debunk common arguments for AI sentience.

Worth reading: Satirical tool to identify flawed reasoning in AI hype.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

For those playing along at home, here's a "AI is sentient!" argument bingo card.

Highlights: Bender satirizes common arguments for AI sentience with a bingo card.

Worth reading: Provides a humorous yet critical take on AI hype and sentience claims.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

For those playing along at home, here's a "AI is sentient!" argument bingo card.

Highlights: Bender creates a bingo card for common arguments claiming AI sentience.

Worth reading: Humorous yet critical take on AI hype and sentience claims.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Bender shares an image of Clippy, likely to critique or satirize AI assistants.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's use of humor to critique AI hype.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

@emilymbender.bsky.social. emilymbender. Feb 10. Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Emily M. Bender posted an image of Clippy from Microsoft with raised eyebrows, likely mocking or critiquing AI hype.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's use of humor to critique AI narratives.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Uses Clippy meme to critique AI hype.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's use of humor to critique AI's limitations.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Emily Bender posted an image of Clippy, likely to critique AI hype or anthropomorphism.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's use of humor to comment on AI's limitations.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Uses Clippy image to critique AI hype or nostalgia.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's humorous yet critical take on AI history.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

@emilymbender.bsky.social. emilymbender. Feb 10. Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Emily Bender posted an image of Clippy, the Microsoft writing assistant, with raised eyebrows.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's use of humor to critique AI hype.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

@emilymbender.bsky.social. emilymbender. Feb 10. Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Tweet includes an image of Clippy, the Microsoft assistant, with raised eyebrows.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's use of humor and cultural references to comment on technology.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

@emilymbender.bsky.social. emilymbender. Feb 10. Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Uses Clippy meme to comment on AI assistants.

Worth reading: Shows her critical view of AI through humor.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

@emilymbender.bsky.social. emilymbender. Feb 10. Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Tweet includes an image of Clippy, likely used to comment on AI or technology.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's use of humor and cultural references to critique tech.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Bender posts an image of Clippy, likely to comment on AI nostalgia or critique.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's use of cultural references to discuss AI.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Uses Clippy meme to critique AI assistants.

Worth reading: Shows a humorous yet critical take on AI user interfaces.

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender

Image is of the 1990s Microsoft writing assistant character Clippy with its eyebrows raised positioned in.

Highlights: Bender posted an image of Clippy, likely to critique or satirize AI hype.

Worth reading: Shows Bender's use of humor to comment on AI.

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