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In February we launched a new blog series at hypestudies.org. The first post by @giuls1701.bsky.social reflects on how emotionally charged images and social media hype shaped public trust, collective memory, and the reception of scientific communication during the COVID-19 pandemic sl1nk.com/inh0wpa
“The COVID-19 Pandemic did not take place” – The role of hype and an autobiographic reflection on COVID-19 communication strategies | Hype Studies
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@elkeschwarz.bsky.social's terrific article on venture capital, hype and war has been translated to Spanish by @elsaltodiario.com. Léelo aquí ➡️ www.elsaltodiario.com/hype-studies...
How is AI hype shaping Europe's tech sovereignty agenda? Latest piece in our series at @techpolicypress.bsky.social, where @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and Vali Stan show how AI hype drives EU industrial policy, cloud infrastructures, and dependency on Big Tech. 🔎 l1nq.com/2td1hzw
Does Europe Really Have a Plan for Tech Sovereignty?
If the European Commission truly wants tech sovereignty, it should start by freeing itself from Big Tech’s epistemic capture, write Cecilia Rikap and Vali Stan.
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@provokedeconomy.bsky.social new article for our series at @techpolicypress.bsky.social: "Hype, Paranoia, and the Fascist Propensity in Tech". It explains how "value panic" sanctifies value creators while value destroyers are presented as a cast of enemies —just like fascism sees immigrants ☠️
Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 3mo agoTech hype isn't just marketing and PR—it's also alarm, paranoia, and propaganda. Fabian Muniesa argues today's hype matches what scholars Adorno and Horkheimer called reason's collapse into fascist madness.
I wrote about the AI Hype in Legal Regulation for the excellent hype series curated by Jascha Bareis and @imaginaries.bsky.social @hypestudies.bsky.social
Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 3mo agoWriting as part of our ongoing Hype Studies series, legal scholar Hannah Ruschemeier writes that the European Commission’s current 'Omnibus' proposal for the 'simplification' of EU digital regulation perfectly illustrates that AI hype has now arrived at the heart of European lawmaking.
We created a Hype Literacy course for journalists with @akademie.dw.com 🔥Also relevant for educators, policymakers, and researchers interested in how tech narratives shape public understanding. Great work by Jascha Bareis, @imaginaries.bsky.social @klingebeil.bsky.social ▶️ shorturl.at/bDJU4
New article out in @techpolicypress.bsky.social: 'How AI Hype Masks the Exploitation of African Workers' Read it here: tinyurl.com/4s2u68px AI hype isn’t marketing, it’s a cover story disguising exploitation as "progress" and reframing colonial extraction as "innovation". Let’s break it down 🧵
How AI Hype Masks the Exploitation of African Workers
AI is a consolidation of labor hierarchies, a plunder of African skills, and a commodification of African knowledge, write Marché Arends and Kathryn Cleary.
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Reminder about our paid book cover commission - one week left to apply!
@hypestudies.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe promised more news about the upcoming Hype Studies Glossary so let's start with page 1! 🥦 Recruitment call: book cover illustrator/designer 🧀 Whoever came up with the saying "don't judge a book by its cover" must be a audible user. We're definitely in the "picture is worth a 1000 words" camp!
Our first community hangout is coming soon! Our first meeting is scheduled for 19th March, 2026, 2PM GMT / 7.30 PM Kolkata time. Let's get to know each other and plan future sessions: reading groups, work in progress, feedback sessions...
We promised more news about the upcoming Hype Studies Glossary so let's start with page 1! 🥦 Recruitment call: book cover illustrator/designer 🧀 Whoever came up with the saying "don't judge a book by its cover" must be a audible user. We're definitely in the "picture is worth a 1000 words" camp!
We're waking up from the winter slumber to share some very exciting news! We've signed a book contract! "Hype Studies: A Glossary" is coming to your shelves in 2027. We are delighted to share we've signed a book contract with open access publisher, transcript Verlag.
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ALT: a polar bear is laying on its back in the snow with a smiley face behind it that says to
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If you’re at @mozilla.org Fest this Saturday, join @hypestudies.bsky.social for a conversation on hype as a tech governance instrument by other means. The discussion will be facilitated through the first version of our Hype Literacy Toolkit 🖖 🔗 schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/31
When a tech bubble grows, venture capital cashes in. Its high risk, high reward model depends on constantly persuading others that its futures matter. That’s why VC has a structural need for hype. Read my latest piece at @techpolicypress.bsky.social + @hypestudies.bsky.social
Why Tech Hype Is Rising and What Venture Capital Has to Do with It | TechPolicy.Press
Andreu Belsunces Gonçalves examines how hype operates and explains why it has become such a powerful political instrument today.
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I wrote about why we should understand the metaverse hype cycle as a dress rehearsal for the generative AI hype cycle www.fastcompany.com/91467599/met...
What was the metaverse?
Mark Zuckerberg effectively declared its death last December. But the delusional fervor it inspired lives on.
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💻Comenzamos una colaboración con @hypestudies.bsky.social para publicar sus análisis sobre tecnopolítica, aquí va el primero: 📈Por qué está aumentando el hype por la tecnología y qué tiene que ver el capital riesgo con ello. https://elsal.to/46385
First #16 on The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social — “a wonderful riposte to the magical thinking propelling the indiscriminate deployment of generative AI.” S/O @hypestudies.bsky.social for capturing its spirit. Link below 👇🏾 #FirstAndFifteenth #CriticalAI #uxmichaelco
With a nod to our @hypestudies.bsky.social meeting last week in Barcelona. Thanks Eryk.
Eryk Salvaggio@eryk.bsky.social · 11mo agoAI hype overlaps with the belief that people don’t matter and that politics needs to be “solved” for government to be efficient. In the ongoing failure of US democracy to solve problems, AI hype shadowed the rise of authoritarian anti-politics. www.techpolicy.press/future-fatig...
Was amazing to have both @jackstilgoe.bsky.social and Christo join us for the @hypestudies.bsky.social conference!
Jack Stilgoe@jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 11mo agoSo many insights springing out of our Hype Studies conference in Barcelona. One, from investigative journalist Christo Buschek: the news outfits currently winning are those that resisted the previous wave of online hype @hypestudies.bsky.social. Christo was one of the team behind this
@hypestudies.bsky.social is/was a conference with a difference. Non-hierarchical, welcoming and stimulating. After party at a cool little club, and many other (serious) memories. 🕺🏾 👨🏾💻 #FirstAndFifteenthOnTheRoad #uxmichaelco
Thank you @klingebeil.bsky.social for introducing me to HYPE: A Critical Field Guide. 🙌🏾 This will be a very useful pocket-sized reference as I begin to navigate @hypestudies.bsky.social johannesklingebiel.de/portfolio/a-...
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 :)
@hypestudies.bsky.social · 11mo agoWe’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/...
Lovely meeting you @sandeepmertia.bsky.social, thanks for joining us! 🙏 @hypestudies.bsky.social
Sandeep Mertia@sandeepmertia.bsky.social · 11mo agoThank 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 :)
i wonder what they made of this at the @hypestudies.bsky.social conference last week
CNN@cnn.com · 11mo agoMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told analysts that people without smart glasses may one day be at a "significant cognitive disadvantage" compared to those who do use the tech: https://cnn.it/47L2Y5a
A few highlights from @hypestudies.bsky.social conference day 2! Thanks to all involved for another great day 🙏
