Emily M. Bender
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Record status: Published record
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This is a published Atlas record with no open challenge recorded in this edition. It is not a guarantee that the sources are current or the interpretation is correct.
Status recorded: 2026-09-16. This is separate from the source-reading and actor-review dates.
Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2025-04-16
At least one source was published within the 18-month window.
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
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What this position covers
Her arguments about AI use, evidence, labor and rights. [1]
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What to keep in mind
Resistance to adopting a product is distinct from a preferred pace of frontier capability growth. This source does not settle both map axes. [1]
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Context and qualifications
Urges scrutiny of task definitions, training data, claimed accuracy, labor and surveillance risks. [1]
Find the passage in the source
Slides 25–26
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The wider picture
Asks who benefits from AI systems and whether their claims can be checked. [1]
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Questions a reader can use
Her slides ask what task a system performs, whether its inputs support accurate output, and whether it can be used to deny people's rights. These questions apply to evaluating products; they do not automatically locate a person on this map. [1]
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Sources and what we read
1. Resisting Dehumanization in the Age of “AI”: The View from the Humanities
Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2025-04-16
At least one source was published within the 18-month window.
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
Read the author's slides, especially the opening and slides 25–33 on scrutiny, rights and teaching. April 16 is the talk date printed on the slides. Does not establish a frontier-training policy.
Edition and machine-readable evidence
Content version 0.20.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-15; this does not mean every source was read on that day.
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