If you're in London, check out Breaking the (G)loom, the only event that pokes at (p)doom and references the original luddites all in one title. *Also* wish I could make this one luma.com/9ddl2shi

If you're in New York, join the Silicon Valley tech-rejecting youth, a Palantir whistleblower, activists, writers and critics as they take to the Highline to make some noise. Really wish I could make this.

Protests, mass meetups, conferences—a youth-led movement is reclaiming the Luddite mantle, rejecting a future dominated by Silicon Valley companies, toxic apps, and generative AI. This fall, a "Luddite renaissance" is in full swing. www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-luddit...

my friend @nastasiahadjadji.bsky.social has a new book out on techno-fascism. if you’re a french speaker, you should definitely check it out!

Some thoughts on seeing through/beyond the hype surrounding synthetic data. Delighted to share them via @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social! 🙏

"If so-called ‘real’ data is never objective — but rather the product of subjective decisions about what to measure, when to collect, whom to include and how to categorise – synthetic data, voided of any concrete referents, makes this subjectivity more concentrated and less visible."

With a nod to our @hypestudies.bsky.social meeting last week in Barcelona. Thanks Eryk.

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

We're hiring a new lecturer @stsucl.bsky.social. We're looking for someone with particular interests in the environment. Please share widely www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Crystal clear analysis of what AI4SG hides/distorts/ignores by @abeba.bsky.social 🔥

What’s so frustrating about this is there are thousands of flash card decks and worksheets and free training plans online to answer both of those inquiries completely. That has to be true, because otherwise an LLM couldn’t do it. But people want ChatGPT to regurgitate it to them, like baby birds

A very special applause for our group's rising star Isa Luiten! Isa not only presented her amazing work on NewSpace and Hype from her forthcoming Thesis, but is also our tireless research assistant, keeping the Hype Studies group and conference in place. Thank you, Isa!

Lovely meeting you @sandeepmertia.bsky.social, thanks for joining us! 🙏 @hypestudies.bsky.social

Thank you to the Hype Studies group for bringing together such an eclectic group of scholars, practitioners, & artists at this conference! 🙌🏽 The critical experimental & non-hierarchical approach reminded me of Sarai :)

So happy to have you with us @uxmichael.co! 🙏

Here was my first data point. The billionaires are relaxed about the AI bubble. They're owning the hype cycle. So how does hype studies respond? @hypestudies.bsky.social

Was amazing to have both @jackstilgoe.bsky.social and Christo join us for the @hypestudies.bsky.social conference!

And that's a wrap! @hypestudies.bsky.social conference over and out! 🫡Thank you so much to all the incredible people who attended. This is what academia can be 🫶

Last day of @hypestudies.bsky.social conference. All sorts of cool stuff going on! ✨

Ireland has the clarity of lived experience, and knows violent colonisation and occupation when it sees it. "Ireland says it will boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel is allowed to participate." www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Looks like an amazing conference organised by the @hypestudies.bsky.social crew in Barcelona. Great work from @danishanley.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social and many [email protected].

Believe the hype. @hypestudies.bsky.social @danishanley.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social

A few highlights from @hypestudies.bsky.social conference day 2! Thanks to all involved for another great day 🙏

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Thought provoking panel on Socio-ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare and Hype. Excellent presentations by Thomas Tsakalakis, Gili Yaron and Violet Petit-Steeghs, Sofie Kronberger, Albina Abzalova, and Roanne van Voorst, Ph.D. who also, masterfully, chaired the session.

Banksy satirised the state silencing those opposed to Israel’s genocide. The state then inadvertently made his artwork genius.

So chuffed to get my hands on a physical copy of @klingebeil.bsky.social's beautiful "Hype: A Critical Field Guide" 💫 Since putting it together, Johannes has sent out over 700 copies 🔥 get yours here: johannesklingebiel.de/portfolio/a-...

@hypestudies.bsky.social hitting the town!

Here we go, keynote time @hypestudies.bsky.social conference. Packed room here and around 50 people tuning in online! @gemmamilne.bsky.social rocking it, as per. 🔥🔥🔥

💮Keynote time💮 🔥Excited to close the first day of our conference with a talk by the amazing Gemma Milne on 'Hype and the Age of Badness'🔥 Opening by our Dani Shanley! @gemmamilne.bsky.social @danishanley.bsky.social

TODAY! 🤩 @gemmamilne.bsky.social

Btw I have a small stack with me for the @hypestudies.bsky.social conference in Barcelona. If you want one and you see me—let me know!

@hypestudies.bsky.social conference starts tomorrow, choo choo! I'm very excited to share our preprint with @cianooo.bsky.social and Joshua Moon: "Can buzzwords create infrastructures? Reflecting on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach" . zenodo.org/records/1699...

What is deep hype? 🕳️ This week at @hypestudies.bsky.social Conference I'll present a paper where I define deep hype as a "long-term dynamic that projects civilisational transformation through uncertain futures, making its promises unverifiable in the present" arxiv.org/pdf/2508.19749

We were really honoured to see a full room and so many online attendees at our conference's Opening session. Picture 4: what our audience is presently hyped about 😊😊

Pulling up to @hypestudies.bsky.social at UOC Barcelona #uxmichaelco #TomorrowsEssaysBeingWrittenToday

We are most honoured to host our book launch event for Neil Pollock and Robin Williams's deeply anticipated 'After Hype'!

Suuuuuper HYPED!

So excited to introduce @gemmamilne.bsky.social on Weds ☺️ Registration details 👇

Preparations are almost complete. The countdown is on! aaaand there's still time to join us online. Register via hypestudies.org/conference/c...

We’re excited to share the final programme for the first Hype Studies Conference: (Don’t) Believe the Hype?! 📅 10–12 September 2025 📍 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 🌐 Fully hybrid & free 👉 Full schedule: hypestudies.org/media/pages/... 👉 All speakers & abstracts: hypestudies.org/media/pages/...

Please join some amazing researchers for a discussion of their research into the roles metaphors play in shaping perceptions: Exploring metaphors of AI: visualisations, narratives, and perceptions Online @hypestudies.bsky.social 10th Sept 2025 at 2pm-3pm CEST hypestudies.org/conference/c...

What I've learned from and about Joseph Weizenbaum was one reason I ended my dissertation defense on Tuesday with this slide, asking my audience to replace "computer" with "generative AI":

One person tried to get on a plane with a shoe bomb and we all had to take our shoes off at airports for decades We've had YEARS of reports on generative "AI" programs telling people to self-harm, leave their spouses, and engage in other dangerous behavior - without repercussions Shut it down

The phantom of the AI bubble bust is back. Jascha Bareis and I wrote for @techpolicypress.bsky.social about how hype is a political force, benefitting some while harming others. Hype literacy and @hypestudies.bsky.social matters: we need to learn who creates it, why, and how it shapes our futures.

Generative AI loves it, and so the em dash — elegant, gentle friend to writers — is under attack (don't @ me...) www.theringer.com/2025/08/20/p...

i didn't think very hard (didn't have to) and it's not very nuanced (like me!), but I suppose i need an "AI" statement on my syllabus, so

This just in, only way to save the planet is to ask the tree burning miracle box what to do next. Experts predict the answer may cost us upwards of 3 rainforests.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

I love this.