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Emily M. Bender, Professor of Linguistics and Adjunct Professor in the School of Computer Science and the Information School, University of Washington and her collaborator, Alex Hanna, Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), have been invited by The UW Office of Public Lectures to present The AI Con October 21, 2025 6:30 pm, at Town Hall Seattle, October 21, 2025 6:30 pm. Bender and Hanna provide essential tools to identify AI hype, break it down, and expose the underlying power plays it seeks to conceal. Registration opens September 10, 2025.