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The Hype Literacy Toolkit for Journalists, developed with @akademie.dw.com, has been translated and adapted to the French media ecosystem by @synthmedia.fr: synthmedia.fr/hype/ And that's just the beggining. They will also translate our series at @techpolicypress.bsky.social 🔥 Such a blast!

Fresh off the press! A new article in our Hype Studies series. A brilliant reflection by @sunhahong.bsky.social on how hype cannibalizes the future (and regurgitates the past).

If like me you’re enraged by the whole “AI will kill us all so we need to slow down” 💩 that the media have gone gaga over, here’s a fantastic piece by @tante.cc published in English by @hypestudies.bsky.social hypestudies.org/blog/oh-the-...

We are starting our roundtable at #EASST2026 "Hype Studies meet STS, STS meet Hype Studies" with Annika Aebli (University of Lucerne); Harro van Lente (Maastricht University); Kornelia Konrad (University of Twente); Jack Stilgoe (UCL); Jacek Manko (Kozminski University)

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

@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

@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 ☠️

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

@coppicejt.bsky.social @josef.is @imhelenj.bsky.social

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

Why do politicians want AI to go faster? @sarahoconnorft.ft.com

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 🧵

Reminder about our paid book cover commission - one week left to apply!

Artist/designer wanted!

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

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...

💻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.

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

@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 :)

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

📢 and who is looking for a job from December!

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

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

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

So 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

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

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 🫶