Emily M. Bender is a professor of linguistics and director of the Computational Linguistics Laboratory at the University of Washington, where she also serves as faculty director of the CLMS program, and adjunct professor at the School of Computer Science and Engineering and the Information School. Known for her critical perspectives on AI language models, notably coauthoring the paper "On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots," Bender is also the author of the forthcoming book, The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want.
