Hype Studies has always aimed to go beyond academic debate. Our work is also about equipping regulators, civil society, and the tech industry with tools to navigate the narratives that shape technological futures. This mission guided our participation in Mozilla Festival 2025, where Andreu Belsunces and Pierre Depaz led two key contributions.

Pierre and Andreu co-designed a workshop to test the first version of the Hype Studies Literacy Toolkit. The toolkit is conceived as a practical resource to help different actors, from journalists and technologists to investors, researchers, policymakers, activists, and citizens—reflect on the role of hype in technological governance. Through guided exercises and scenario-based discussions, participants examined how hype frames expectations, channels attention, and steers decisions.

The feedback was encouraging. The session confirmed the importance of developing concrete instruments to analyse hype as a sociotechnical force. We are now working on refining the toolkit to make it more actionable and adaptable to a wider range of professional contexts.

In addition to the workshop, Andreu delivered a presentation titled "Deep Hype in Artificial General Intelligence: Uncertainty, Sociotechnical Fictions and the Governance of AI Futures". Drawing on his ongoing research, he analysed how venture capital, longtermist ideology, and sociotechnical fictions shape AGI narratives and influence regulatory agendas. The talk connected financial speculation, political imaginaries, and the production of technological certainty, raising crucial questions about the governance of AI futures.

Mozilla Festival offered an ideal space to test ideas, share tools, and meet communities already working on the intersections of technology, power, and imagination. We look forward to continuing this collaboration and to releasing the next version of the Hype Studies Literacy Toolkit soon.