There’s a lot of hype about artificial intelligence.

And authors Emily Bender and Alex Hanna say the hype about AI’s future is overshadowing the harm the technology is causing today. 

They’re here to talk about their upcoming book The AI Con.

The AI Con will be out on May 13th. 

Emily and Alex will be in Seattle for two launch events you can check out:

Monday, May 19 | 7PM

Elliott Bay Book Company

Tuesday, May 20 | 7PM

Third Place Books

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There&rsquo;s a lot of hype about artificial intelligence.
And authors Emily Bender and Alex Hanna say the hype about AI&rsquo;s future is overshadowing the harm the technology is causing today.&nbsp;
They&rsquo;re here to talk about their upcoming book <a href="https://thecon.ai/">The AI Con</a>.
The AI Con will be out on May 13th.&nbsp;
Emily and Alex will be in Seattle for two launch events you can check out:
Monday, May 19 | 7PM
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The AI Con authors Emily Bender and Alex Hanna talk about how the hype about AI’s future is overshadowing the harm the technology is causing today. 

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