AI hype is everywhere, and the CEOs of many tech firms are promising that techno progress will soon eclipse human intelligence. The trillions in investment towards this goal and the massive deployment of capital and the human and natural resources it purchases both requires this kind of hype and causes it to compound.

Marché Arends, a South African independent investigative journalist and new associate of hypes studies, together with Andreu Belsunces, Jascha Bareis and host Justin Hendrix deconstruct hype as a powerful force that transforms society. Who ignites hype? Who ampliefies it? How do you counter hype? What is the role of journalism?

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The podcast is embedding our cooperation between hypestudies and Techpolicy.press for a year long blog series.
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https://www.techpolicy.press/category/the-hype-studies-series/