Pre-sale of
"The Rulers. Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud"
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Take home a physical copy of my forthcoming book!
Where? Book stall at @iipp-ucl.bsky.social Annual Forum
Beveridge Hall, Senate House, WC1E 7HU, London
When? June 16 from 2.30pm & June 17
GenAI replaces your creativity, your (critical) thinking.
#GenAI augments the gap between tasks' conception & execution.
US (& Chinese) #BigTech not only concentrates capital, they also steer tech change. They decided this is the tech that we get.
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In a recent article published in El País, Cecilia Rikap reflects on the human impact of AI expansion, the disputes surrounding data centres and the role of communities confronting the power of Big Tech. // @ceciliarikap.bsky.social
💭 What is the Achilles' heel of Big Tech?
Communities are increasingly pushing back against Big Tech's data centres. IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & @silviaweko.bsky.social examine social movements' opposition from Spain to Chile in their new @elpais.com article
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In the fourth episode of After Order, the Alameda Institute’s podcast series with Macrodose, James Meadway speaks to Cecilia Rikap and Paolo Gerbaudo about digital sovereignty following the rise of Big Tech.
// @paologerbaudo.bsky.social @ceciliarikap.bsky.social
"The promises of a green future are being co-opted by the same forces driving planetary destabilization."
NEW: @ceciliarikap.bsky.social on how Big Tech's cloud services give them unprecedented power to shape how we understand climate change, and how we respond
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Deadline extended until May 24!
Do not miss this amazing opportunity to present your work and hear our exceptional keynote speakers, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and @izaskunzuazu.bsky.social, address the impacts of technologies on resource depletion, inequality and financial bubbles.
Governments must extricate themselves from the web of Big Tech enclosures.
@meadwaj.bsky.social @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and @paologerbaudo.bsky.social on breaking Silicon Valley’s grip - and building a digital stack for people, not profit.
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@alameda.institute