this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2026
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Talking to my normie friends, I find that many of them aren't even aware that AI critics exist. They're completely drowned out by all the hype, unless you know to go looking for them.

So I'm doing my little part and wearing a shirt with their names. Karen Hao, Gary Marcus, Emily Bender, Alex Hanna, Ed Zitron.

Here are the raw image files if you would like to order your own shirts. I just made them in Inkscape. (Ideally order from a printer that is local to you. I got mine through https://www.teeprints.ca/).

https://gist.github.com/brianpeiris/8829d0f1dcd24222f729c42d3295cc09

Edit - You can generate your own list of names now: https://brianpeiris.github.io/ampersand-names-generator/

Are there other names you would add to the list?

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[–] funbreaker@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] brianpeiris@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Good call. I'll add a version with his name.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

CoolZone Media was already so awesome, Sophie, Dannel, obviously Robert, but they just keep finding the coolest people to add to the crew, Margaret Killjoy, Mia Wong, friggin Garrison! And Ed, oh man. Smart, well spoken, Better Offline is my second favorite pod after Bastards. I am so excited for His and Roberts coverage of CES. I hope they are making AI bros very uncomfortable!

[–] brianpeiris@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Nice. I'll have to check them out. I turned the idea into a little generator web app, so feel free to generate your combination of names if you're inclined: https://brianpeiris.github.io/ampersand-names-generator/