Dr Alina Utrata
@alinau27.bsky.social
Tech & Politics. Career Development Research Fellow at St Johns College, Oxford. PhD from Cambridge University via Queen's University Belfast & Stanford. Host of Anti-Dystopians. she/her
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Dr Alina Utrata
@alinau27.bsky.social
· Nov 13
The Anti-Dystopians | Alina Utrata | Substack
The Politics Podcast About Tech. Click to read The Anti-Dystopians, by Alina Utrata, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
alinautrata.substack.com
Hello Bsky!
Re/intro: I'm a political theorist of technology corporations & Silicon Valley at Oxford University. I host and produce the Anti-Dystopians, the politics podcast about tech (with new episodes incoming!)
Podcast: www.alinautrata.com/podcast
Newsletter: alinautrata.substack.com
Re/intro: I'm a political theorist of technology corporations & Silicon Valley at Oxford University. I host and produce the Anti-Dystopians, the politics podcast about tech (with new episodes incoming!)
Podcast: www.alinautrata.com/podcast
Newsletter: alinautrata.substack.com
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Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
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Lots of challenges for sustained human presence on the Moon. One of them is dealing with regolith:
"We don’t know if it’s deadly, ... I’m really worried we’re going to plump a billion dollars’ worth of hardware on the Moon, and within three months it will be unusable.”
"We don’t know if it’s deadly, ... I’m really worried we’re going to plump a billion dollars’ worth of hardware on the Moon, and within three months it will be unusable.”
Sustaining Life on the Moon is Harder Than it Looks
Artemis requires scientists and researchers to find long-term solutions to the problems space creates for human health.
payloadspace.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Lots of challenges for sustained human presence on the Moon. One of them is dealing with regolith:
"We don’t know if it’s deadly, ... I’m really worried we’re going to plump a billion dollars’ worth of hardware on the Moon, and within three months it will be unusable.”
"We don’t know if it’s deadly, ... I’m really worried we’re going to plump a billion dollars’ worth of hardware on the Moon, and within three months it will be unusable.”
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"The real poverty line—the threshold where a family can afford housing, healthcare, childcare, and transportation without relying on means-tested benefits—isn’t $31,200.
It’s ~$140,000."
It’s ~$140,000."
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"The real poverty line—the threshold where a family can afford housing, healthcare, childcare, and transportation without relying on means-tested benefits—isn’t $31,200.
It’s ~$140,000."
It’s ~$140,000."
Is it worth the constant glitching in Pages for the Liquid Glass? I just don't know.
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Is it worth the constant glitching in Pages for the Liquid Glass? I just don't know.
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
I have watched all thirty minutes of that press conference and it was extraordinary.
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I have watched all thirty minutes of that press conference and it was extraordinary.
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The phrases “have you been feeling too sane recently?” and “a sophisticated game of AI chicken” really struck a chord
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Meet CoreWeave, the AI industry’s ticking time bomb
The debt-laden AI compute company has been boosted by Nvidia.
www.theverge.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The phrases “have you been feeling too sane recently?” and “a sophisticated game of AI chicken” really struck a chord
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
interesting piece
www.ft.com/content/ae2c...
www.ft.com/content/ae2c...
Larry Ellison scales back £10bn Oxford science institute in leadership rift
Trump-supporting billionaire narrows EIT’s ambitions by cutting initiatives and tightening control
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
interesting piece
www.ft.com/content/ae2c...
www.ft.com/content/ae2c...
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Christiane Amanpour, "Antisemitism is a major problem. How do you navigate that?"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Christiane Amanpour, "Antisemitism is a major problem. How do you navigate that?"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
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We just raised $1 million dollars for our transition to City Hall. The groundwork to make this city a fairer and more affordable place is happening because of you.
November 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We just raised $1 million dollars for our transition to City Hall. The groundwork to make this city a fairer and more affordable place is happening because of you.
If you’re wondering how AI and data centers were invented, this is as good a primer as any ! 😂
“ummm, mass surveillance isn’t free !!!”
www.youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
“ummm, mass surveillance isn’t free !!!”
www.youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
How AI data centers were invented #shorts
YouTube video by Charlie Berens
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
If you’re wondering how AI and data centers were invented, this is as good a primer as any ! 😂
“ummm, mass surveillance isn’t free !!!”
www.youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
“ummm, mass surveillance isn’t free !!!”
www.youtube.com/shorts/ILAh2...
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You know who DOESN’T have impostor syndrome? That’s right, impostors
No surprise: “AI peer reviewers recommend the acceptance of unsound papers created entirely by AI more than 80% of the time, a new study has found.”
Surprise: the article still tries to spin it positive for “human-AI collaboration.”
People, please draw the correct conclusion.
Surprise: the article still tries to spin it positive for “human-AI collaboration.”
People, please draw the correct conclusion.
AI peer reviewers are fine with AI-fabricated papers
Study finds artificial intelligence reviewers accept AI-generated scientific studies 4 out of 5 times
cen.acs.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
You know who DOESN’T have impostor syndrome? That’s right, impostors
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One of the insane things I don't understand about governments, whether Kier Starmer or local municipalities, trying to woo data center construction is that there are literally no onsite jobs besides some security guys. Confusing data mining with ore mining???
restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...
restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...
Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise
Chile and tech giants promise economy-wide impact but permits show fewer onsite jobs after construction.
restofworld.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
One of the insane things I don't understand about governments, whether Kier Starmer or local municipalities, trying to woo data center construction is that there are literally no onsite jobs besides some security guys. Confusing data mining with ore mining???
restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...
restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...
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From the archive w/Trishant Simlai!
How is surveillance of wildlife affecting communities in a tiger reserve? Why conservation has colonial origins, how camera traps are used to uphold the patriarchy, & when workplace surveillance literally lead to tiger attacks.
open.substack.com/pub/alinautr...
How is surveillance of wildlife affecting communities in a tiger reserve? Why conservation has colonial origins, how camera traps are used to uphold the patriarchy, & when workplace surveillance literally lead to tiger attacks.
open.substack.com/pub/alinautr...
The Eye of the Tiger: conservation tech, rural surveillance & the patriarchy in Indian wildlife reserves
COP30 Coverage
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
From the archive w/Trishant Simlai!
How is surveillance of wildlife affecting communities in a tiger reserve? Why conservation has colonial origins, how camera traps are used to uphold the patriarchy, & when workplace surveillance literally lead to tiger attacks.
open.substack.com/pub/alinautr...
How is surveillance of wildlife affecting communities in a tiger reserve? Why conservation has colonial origins, how camera traps are used to uphold the patriarchy, & when workplace surveillance literally lead to tiger attacks.
open.substack.com/pub/alinautr...
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‼️ "Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
…Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt."
…Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt."
Yorkshire Water: it’s time to end the rip-off
Handing the company back to local people would return both control and value to those who need it most
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
‼️ "Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
…Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt."
…Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt."
From the archive w/Trishant Simlai!
How is surveillance of wildlife affecting communities in a tiger reserve? Why conservation has colonial origins, how camera traps are used to uphold the patriarchy, & when workplace surveillance literally lead to tiger attacks.
open.substack.com/pub/alinautr...
How is surveillance of wildlife affecting communities in a tiger reserve? Why conservation has colonial origins, how camera traps are used to uphold the patriarchy, & when workplace surveillance literally lead to tiger attacks.
open.substack.com/pub/alinautr...
The Eye of the Tiger: conservation tech, rural surveillance & the patriarchy in Indian wildlife reserves
COP30 Coverage
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
From the archive w/Trishant Simlai!
How is surveillance of wildlife affecting communities in a tiger reserve? Why conservation has colonial origins, how camera traps are used to uphold the patriarchy, & when workplace surveillance literally lead to tiger attacks.
open.substack.com/pub/alinautr...
How is surveillance of wildlife affecting communities in a tiger reserve? Why conservation has colonial origins, how camera traps are used to uphold the patriarchy, & when workplace surveillance literally lead to tiger attacks.
open.substack.com/pub/alinautr...
One of the insane things I don't understand about governments, whether Kier Starmer or local municipalities, trying to woo data center construction is that there are literally no onsite jobs besides some security guys. Confusing data mining with ore mining???
restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...
restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...
Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise
Chile and tech giants promise economy-wide impact but permits show fewer onsite jobs after construction.
restofworld.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
One of the insane things I don't understand about governments, whether Kier Starmer or local municipalities, trying to woo data center construction is that there are literally no onsite jobs besides some security guys. Confusing data mining with ore mining???
restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...
restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...
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"Although young trans people were most frequently and viciously targeted by Trump, the report found that “transgender youth under 20 were quoted in just 6% of articles.
Who did msm corporate media turn to? Trump, a member of his administration, or other Republicans were quoted in 50% of articles"
Who did msm corporate media turn to? Trump, a member of his administration, or other Republicans were quoted in 50% of articles"
NEW: Firings of LGBTQ staff at NBC and Condé Nast have worsened an already dire picture for legacy news media when it comes to covering the trans community.
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Corporate Media’s Queer Purge — Assigned
It’s no coincidence that historic assaults on trans and queer people’s rights have been accompanied by the mainstream media’s widespread dismissal of LGBTQ+ journalists and the elimination of beats de...
www.assignedmedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Although young trans people were most frequently and viciously targeted by Trump, the report found that “transgender youth under 20 were quoted in just 6% of articles.
Who did msm corporate media turn to? Trump, a member of his administration, or other Republicans were quoted in 50% of articles"
Who did msm corporate media turn to? Trump, a member of his administration, or other Republicans were quoted in 50% of articles"
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“What ChatGPT says about politics — or anything — is ultimately what the people who created it say it should say, or allow it to say; more specifically, human beings at OpenAI are deciding what neutral answers to those 500 prompts might look like and instructing their model to follow their lead.”
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Is a Warning
The centibillionaire’s Wikipedia clone is ridiculous. It’s also a glimpse of the future.
nymag.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“What ChatGPT says about politics — or anything — is ultimately what the people who created it say it should say, or allow it to say; more specifically, human beings at OpenAI are deciding what neutral answers to those 500 prompts might look like and instructing their model to follow their lead.”