ana valdivia
@anavaldi.bsky.social
Lecturer in AI, Government & Policy at the OII (University of Oxford) | Author of "The Materiality of AI" (2027, Bristol University Press) | Associate Editor at Big Data & Society | Investigating algorithmic accountability and environmental impacts
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Congratulations to @quinnslobodian.com and our colleagues at Zone Books, distributed by Princeton University Press! Zone’s recently published Hayek’s Bastards has been named a finalist for the 2025 @bookcritics.bsky.social Award for Criticism.
Read more: press.princeton.edu/news/nbcc2025
Read more: press.princeton.edu/news/nbcc2025
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Congratulations to @quinnslobodian.com and our colleagues at Zone Books, distributed by Princeton University Press! Zone’s recently published Hayek’s Bastards has been named a finalist for the 2025 @bookcritics.bsky.social Award for Criticism.
Read more: press.princeton.edu/news/nbcc2025
Read more: press.princeton.edu/news/nbcc2025
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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What's the best map of global AI supply chains you've seen? Looking for visuals for a lecture on tech colonialism
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
What's the best map of global AI supply chains you've seen? Looking for visuals for a lecture on tech colonialism
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Not sure this is what you are looking for: Schwarzman College for Computing at MIT also Cambridge, which proposes “to bring the power of computing and AI to all fields of study” is backed by Schwarzman’s Blackstone, one of the largest investors in AI infrastructure
www.perenews.com/schwarzman-b...
www.perenews.com/schwarzman-b...
Schwarzman: Blackstone to become world’s largest AI infrastructure investor
The firm’s CEO said $2trn in projected capital expenditures in data center development globally will create ‘unprecedented opportunities.’
www.perenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Not sure this is what you are looking for: Schwarzman College for Computing at MIT also Cambridge, which proposes “to bring the power of computing and AI to all fields of study” is backed by Schwarzman’s Blackstone, one of the largest investors in AI infrastructure
www.perenews.com/schwarzman-b...
www.perenews.com/schwarzman-b...
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January 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Another map comes from Ana Valdivia’s article, "The supply chain capitalism of AI: a call to (re)think algorithmic harms and resistance through environmental lens” at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Another map comes from Ana Valdivia’s article, "The supply chain capitalism of AI: a call to (re)think algorithmic harms and resistance through environmental lens” at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Trump-Musk want to annex Canada, Greenland & Panama. Not only for the minerals, but to create a Technocracy based on Musk's family fantasy lore. See links.
Putin & Trump are all in w/Musk because it dovetails with Trump's Napoleonic fantasy & Putin's imperialism.
Technate map below. Look familiar?
Putin & Trump are all in w/Musk because it dovetails with Trump's Napoleonic fantasy & Putin's imperialism.
Technate map below. Look familiar?
March 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Trump-Musk want to annex Canada, Greenland & Panama. Not only for the minerals, but to create a Technocracy based on Musk's family fantasy lore. See links.
Putin & Trump are all in w/Musk because it dovetails with Trump's Napoleonic fantasy & Putin's imperialism.
Technate map below. Look familiar?
Putin & Trump are all in w/Musk because it dovetails with Trump's Napoleonic fantasy & Putin's imperialism.
Technate map below. Look familiar?
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Adventures in Post-America.
January 16, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Adventures in Post-America.
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Astonishing admission from Ollie Ilott, the Director General for AI in the British government.
He says you wouldn't want an opt-out from AI training to be too easy to use, because the primary goal would be to get more work for AI companies to train on 🤯
🧵 1/3
He says you wouldn't want an opt-out from AI training to be too easy to use, because the primary goal would be to get more work for AI companies to train on 🤯
🧵 1/3
January 14, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Astonishing admission from Ollie Ilott, the Director General for AI in the British government.
He says you wouldn't want an opt-out from AI training to be too easy to use, because the primary goal would be to get more work for AI companies to train on 🤯
🧵 1/3
He says you wouldn't want an opt-out from AI training to be too easy to use, because the primary goal would be to get more work for AI companies to train on 🤯
🧵 1/3
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I'm a little 🤷♀️ about this scale, ALSO tested on prolific which isn't always high quality participant samples in my humble opinion as someone who is really skeptical of online psych platforms but w/e, my bigger thought here is that this is kind of more about AI *model* literacy than *usage skills*
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I'm a little 🤷♀️ about this scale, ALSO tested on prolific which isn't always high quality participant samples in my humble opinion as someone who is really skeptical of online psych platforms but w/e, my bigger thought here is that this is kind of more about AI *model* literacy than *usage skills*
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También se habló de los problemas ambientales que Latinoamérica vive frente a la población de centros de datos, las circunstancias políticas que provocan una proliferación de éstos y el coste ambiental que las comunidades cercanas a ellos tienen. Citando el trabajo de @anavaldi.bsky.social 🙌
January 15, 2026 at 10:38 PM
También se habló de los problemas ambientales que Latinoamérica vive frente a la población de centros de datos, las circunstancias políticas que provocan una proliferación de éstos y el coste ambiental que las comunidades cercanas a ellos tienen. Citando el trabajo de @anavaldi.bsky.social 🙌
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Record-setting temperatures and rainfall in the Arctic over the past year sped up the melting of permafrost and washed toxic minerals into more than 200 rivers across northern Alaska, threatening vital salmon runs, according to a new report. nyti.ms/48Qr26R
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Record-setting temperatures and rainfall in the Arctic over the past year sped up the melting of permafrost and washed toxic minerals into more than 200 rivers across northern Alaska, threatening vital salmon runs, according to a new report. nyti.ms/48Qr26R
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"LLMs can be accurate", proponents argue, they just need a bit of oversight. And that oversight doesn't have to mean human-in-the-loop. It can come from other LLMs."
Well, clearly not.
Well, clearly not.
December 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"LLMs can be accurate", proponents argue, they just need a bit of oversight. And that oversight doesn't have to mean human-in-the-loop. It can come from other LLMs."
Well, clearly not.
Well, clearly not.
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Yet one more reason we cannot allow LLMs to serve as epistemic grounding is that we cannot triangulate among them the way you can among reasonable independent sources. They bullshit in the same way and end up agreeing with one other about things that are completely false.
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Yet one more reason we cannot allow LLMs to serve as epistemic grounding is that we cannot triangulate among them the way you can among reasonable independent sources. They bullshit in the same way and end up agreeing with one other about things that are completely false.
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There's a cross-platform uniformity to how LLMs bullshit you.
Today I was designing an exercise for a responisble-use of-LLMs course we are designing for NIH trainees. I asked ChatGPT to complete one of Claude Shannon's original guessing games:
"There is no reverse on a __(10 letters)__"
Today I was designing an exercise for a responisble-use of-LLMs course we are designing for NIH trainees. I asked ChatGPT to complete one of Claude Shannon's original guessing games:
"There is no reverse on a __(10 letters)__"
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
There's a cross-platform uniformity to how LLMs bullshit you.
Today I was designing an exercise for a responisble-use of-LLMs course we are designing for NIH trainees. I asked ChatGPT to complete one of Claude Shannon's original guessing games:
"There is no reverse on a __(10 letters)__"
Today I was designing an exercise for a responisble-use of-LLMs course we are designing for NIH trainees. I asked ChatGPT to complete one of Claude Shannon's original guessing games:
"There is no reverse on a __(10 letters)__"
🌱 Join us Wed Dec 10 @ 9 AM, l’École normale supérieure (Paris) to discuss complex questions on AI’s ecological impact & sustainability with Marlène De Bank, Gauthier Roussilhe, Sasha Luccioni & more.
Schedule and inscriptions: www.ens.psl.eu/agenda/works...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
Schedule and inscriptions: www.ens.psl.eu/agenda/works...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
Workshop on AI & Sustainability | ENS
Behind the rapid progress of artificial intelligence lies a growing concern: the environmental footprint of AI systems. From the energy demands of large-scale model training to the extraction of criti...
www.ens.psl.eu
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🌱 Join us Wed Dec 10 @ 9 AM, l’École normale supérieure (Paris) to discuss complex questions on AI’s ecological impact & sustainability with Marlène De Bank, Gauthier Roussilhe, Sasha Luccioni & more.
Schedule and inscriptions: www.ens.psl.eu/agenda/works...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
Schedule and inscriptions: www.ens.psl.eu/agenda/works...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
Honoured to be nominated Young Academic by the @academiajoven.bsky.social!
These past 2 days in Valencia have been enriching, surrounded by colleagues with incredible achievements. Over the next 5 years, I'll focus on exploring how AI is shaping science&society. Excited for the journey ahead!
These past 2 days in Valencia have been enriching, surrounded by colleagues with incredible achievements. Over the next 5 years, I'll focus on exploring how AI is shaping science&society. Excited for the journey ahead!
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Honoured to be nominated Young Academic by the @academiajoven.bsky.social!
These past 2 days in Valencia have been enriching, surrounded by colleagues with incredible achievements. Over the next 5 years, I'll focus on exploring how AI is shaping science&society. Excited for the journey ahead!
These past 2 days in Valencia have been enriching, surrounded by colleagues with incredible achievements. Over the next 5 years, I'll focus on exploring how AI is shaping science&society. Excited for the journey ahead!
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Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
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¿Cómo se puede hacer una estrategia nacional de salud e IA sólo citando estudios de empresas que son beneficiarias de comprar sus productos?¿cómo puede ser que se hagan tales afirmaciones sin ningún tipo de comprobación?
cc @javierpadillab.bsky.social @htejero.bsky.social
cc @javierpadillab.bsky.social @htejero.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
¿Cómo se puede hacer una estrategia nacional de salud e IA sólo citando estudios de empresas que son beneficiarias de comprar sus productos?¿cómo puede ser que se hagan tales afirmaciones sin ningún tipo de comprobación?
cc @javierpadillab.bsky.social @htejero.bsky.social
cc @javierpadillab.bsky.social @htejero.bsky.social
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'Oxford’s governance is under increased scrutiny following a Bloomberg investigation, published on 19 November, which reported claims the university has been slow to act against male academics accused of inappropriate behaviour.' 1/2
Oxford academics aim to ban university use of secret lawsuits.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Oxford academics aim to ban university use of secret lawsuits - Research Professional News
Motion to governing body raises concern over important decisions being made “behind closed doors”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
'Oxford’s governance is under increased scrutiny following a Bloomberg investigation, published on 19 November, which reported claims the university has been slow to act against male academics accused of inappropriate behaviour.' 1/2
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V Jornada de la @academiajoven.bsky.social
"La Ciencia frente a las grandes Crisis"
🗓️28 noviembre
⌚️9:00-18:00 horas
➡️Presencial y online
📍Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Valencia
Más información e inscripción:
academiajoven.es/proximos/jaj...
"La Ciencia frente a las grandes Crisis"
🗓️28 noviembre
⌚️9:00-18:00 horas
➡️Presencial y online
📍Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Valencia
Más información e inscripción:
academiajoven.es/proximos/jaj...
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
V Jornada de la @academiajoven.bsky.social
"La Ciencia frente a las grandes Crisis"
🗓️28 noviembre
⌚️9:00-18:00 horas
➡️Presencial y online
📍Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Valencia
Más información e inscripción:
academiajoven.es/proximos/jaj...
"La Ciencia frente a las grandes Crisis"
🗓️28 noviembre
⌚️9:00-18:00 horas
➡️Presencial y online
📍Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Valencia
Más información e inscripción:
academiajoven.es/proximos/jaj...
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Just published in open access: Early Modern Narratives of Islam across Europe: A Connected Memory: brill.com/display/titl...
October 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Just published in open access: Early Modern Narratives of Islam across Europe: A Connected Memory: brill.com/display/titl...
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This is what happens when STEM folks don’t take humanities. One anthro course covering the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis would have cleared this up early.
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is what happens when STEM folks don’t take humanities. One anthro course covering the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis would have cleared this up early.
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I don't know about you but the way my brain works is by analyzing the contents of the entire internet to make an educated guess about what word I should use next.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I don't know about you but the way my brain works is by analyzing the contents of the entire internet to make an educated guess about what word I should use next.
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...