Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)3d ago

Almost a year ago, I was described in the FT as "a Cassandra with a wry grin and twinkling eye", and was entertained because Cassandra (famously) was right.

It's actually not fun, though, to watch the world do things you've been warning against:

https://www.newstatesman.com/technology/2026/04/the-silent-coup

The silent coup

On 20 April 2025, an official in the British government emailed their colleagues a story from that day’s Financial Times. The headline read: “UAE set to use AI to write laws in world first”. The offic

New Statesman
Show threadmx alex tax1a - 2020 (6)3d ago
@emilymbender @ireneista we had a similar situation with the Snowden leaks. when they happened someone at the 2600 group we attended was like, "well, alex, do you feel vindicated?" and we were like "YES, but that doesn't feel GOOD."
Show threadPasswordsarehard43d ago
@atax1a @emilymbender @ireneista i will admit, it does feel good for just a second. Just be getting more and more mad as the news goes on and then someone comes in with “I bet you’re loving this, just like you said”. YES, THANK YOU. YOU ACTUALLY WERE LISTENING. Then back to mad as the next detail comes up in the news.
Show threadIrenes (many)

@passwordsarehard4 @atax1a @emilymbender remember

Cassandra, Pandora, all those figures

they were set up to fail by the patriarchy. it was never their fault

in this age, in this lifetime, we should refuse to accept that

Apr 9 at 8:42pmWeb