Assoc. Prof in Econ & Head of Research at @ucl-iipp.bksy.social
Cecilia Rikap
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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.
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💭 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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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.
🇪🇺 Can Europe build digital sovereignty?
IIPP Head of Research @ceciliarikap.bsky.social spoke with @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's 'The Briefing Room' about the feasibility of building #DigitalSovereignty in Europe and the UK.
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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
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
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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Las grandes tecnológicas extraen conocimiento y recursos a la manera de las viejas potencias coloniales. Ni generan empleo con sus centros de datos ni mejores condiciones de vida para las mayorías. Lo explica @ceciliarikap.bsky.social en su ‘Teoría de la dependencia digital’.
"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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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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