Navneet Gidda
@ngidda.bsky.social
Head of Strat Comms @mctd.bsky.social • culture critic ngidda.substack.com • studying the internet, big tech, and ai regulation • ex @oii.ox.ac.uk • ma @warstudieskcl.bsky.social • 🇨🇦/🇬🇧
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New research by @mctd.bsky.social shows the impact of generative AI on authors in the UK. They found over a third of novelists report their income has already been negatively impacted by AI and 85% expect their future income will be negatively impacted.
www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
Impact of Generative AI on the Novel
A report examining how literary creatives being affected by GenAI and what measures they want see implemented by the government to protect the UK’s literary scene.
www.mctd.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New research by @mctd.bsky.social shows the impact of generative AI on authors in the UK. They found over a third of novelists report their income has already been negatively impacted by AI and 85% expect their future income will be negatively impacted.
www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
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Today, as part of our New Conspiracy Age package, we have @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social ruffling some feathers to lay out his argument for why AGI is the biggest conspiracy of all. 👀
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
How AGI became the most consequential conspiracy theory of our time
The idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you’ll see it’s a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies d...
www.technologyreview.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today, as part of our New Conspiracy Age package, we have @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social ruffling some feathers to lay out his argument for why AGI is the biggest conspiracy of all. 👀
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
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UPCOMING 📚 The Impact of GenAI on the Novel
Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.
Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.
Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
UPCOMING 📚 The Impact of GenAI on the Novel
Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.
Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.
Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
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'Are you from a professional family, went to private school, have a postgraduate degree, and live in London with a load of cash in the bank?
If so, congrats – you’re three times more likely to become an artist than anyone else.' 1/2
If so, congrats – you’re three times more likely to become an artist than anyone else.' 1/2
Who gets to be an artist?
Are you from a professional family, went to private school, have a postgraduate degree, and live in London with a load of cash in the bank?
wonkhe.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
'Are you from a professional family, went to private school, have a postgraduate degree, and live in London with a load of cash in the bank?
If so, congrats – you’re three times more likely to become an artist than anyone else.' 1/2
If so, congrats – you’re three times more likely to become an artist than anyone else.' 1/2
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🇪🇺💰How ‘independent’ can Brussels-based think tanks really be when one third of their funding comes from the U.S?
🔗 Read what this means for Europe:
www.ftm.eu/articles/a-t...
🔗 Read what this means for Europe:
www.ftm.eu/articles/a-t...
October 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🇪🇺💰How ‘independent’ can Brussels-based think tanks really be when one third of their funding comes from the U.S?
🔗 Read what this means for Europe:
www.ftm.eu/articles/a-t...
🔗 Read what this means for Europe:
www.ftm.eu/articles/a-t...
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Freedom or Fear? The Lib Dems’ Digital Divide 💭
@ngidda.bsky.social reflects on the @libdems.org.uk Conference, observing that tech for the Lib Dems isn't just a policy debate, but a palpable anxiety about how to shield future generations from the modern internet.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/freedom-or-f...
@ngidda.bsky.social reflects on the @libdems.org.uk Conference, observing that tech for the Lib Dems isn't just a policy debate, but a palpable anxiety about how to shield future generations from the modern internet.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/freedom-or-f...
Freedom or Fear? The Lib Dems’ Digital Divide
Our Head of Strategic Communications, Navneet Gidda, reflects on the Liberal Democrats Conference 2025 in Bournemouth.
www.mctd.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Freedom or Fear? The Lib Dems’ Digital Divide 💭
@ngidda.bsky.social reflects on the @libdems.org.uk Conference, observing that tech for the Lib Dems isn't just a policy debate, but a palpable anxiety about how to shield future generations from the modern internet.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/freedom-or-f...
@ngidda.bsky.social reflects on the @libdems.org.uk Conference, observing that tech for the Lib Dems isn't just a policy debate, but a palpable anxiety about how to shield future generations from the modern internet.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/freedom-or-f...
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October is #NationalBookMonth, the perfect time to discover what scholars are reading on JSTOR. 📚
A recent blog post highlights top-read frontlist ebooks and editor picks across disciplines.
See our picks: https://bit.ly/3WftTij
A recent blog post highlights top-read frontlist ebooks and editor picks across disciplines.
See our picks: https://bit.ly/3WftTij
October 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
October is #NationalBookMonth, the perfect time to discover what scholars are reading on JSTOR. 📚
A recent blog post highlights top-read frontlist ebooks and editor picks across disciplines.
See our picks: https://bit.ly/3WftTij
A recent blog post highlights top-read frontlist ebooks and editor picks across disciplines.
See our picks: https://bit.ly/3WftTij
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Getting tech right is vital in Labour’s quest for “national renewal” 💭
@tomlacy.bsky.social reflects on last week's @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference. He reacts to announcements on tech policy, shares insights from the panels, and considers tech hype vs reality.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/getting-tech...
@tomlacy.bsky.social reflects on last week's @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference. He reacts to announcements on tech policy, shares insights from the panels, and considers tech hype vs reality.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/getting-tech...
Getting tech right is vital in Labour’s quest for “national renewal”
Our Policy and Impact Manager, Tom Lacy, reflects on his time at Labour Conference 2025.
www.mctd.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Getting tech right is vital in Labour’s quest for “national renewal” 💭
@tomlacy.bsky.social reflects on last week's @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference. He reacts to announcements on tech policy, shares insights from the panels, and considers tech hype vs reality.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/getting-tech...
@tomlacy.bsky.social reflects on last week's @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference. He reacts to announcements on tech policy, shares insights from the panels, and considers tech hype vs reality.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/getting-tech...
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REVEALED: Donald Trump has picked Tony Blair for central role in Gaza ‘peace plan’…
…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
'WHAT WILL JESUS SAY?' TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE ISRAEL CONNECTION
As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel – including bill...
www.thenerve.news
October 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
REVEALED: Donald Trump has picked Tony Blair for central role in Gaza ‘peace plan’…
…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
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What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Former Observer big-hitters inc @carolecadwalla.bsky.social launch new title The Nerve with redundancy payouts
After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts
Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.
pressgazette.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
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Think it's time to rewatch Castlevania
September 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Think it's time to rewatch Castlevania
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Kind of ironic that my Critique of Linguistic Capitalism was stolen to train a Large Language Model 🤯
New AI data investigation from Alex Reisner: the millions of books in LibGen used, per court documents, by Meta and OpenAI. Read about it and search the database
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
www.theatlantic.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Kind of ironic that my Critique of Linguistic Capitalism was stolen to train a Large Language Model 🤯
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The forum created an opportunity for people to listen & be in dialogue with each other to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and the path ahead.
Delighted to share the read-out authored by Alexis Harrell, Christian Neubacher, @ngidda.bsky.social & @clemicollett.bsky.social
bit.ly/46yaX2W
Delighted to share the read-out authored by Alexis Harrell, Christian Neubacher, @ngidda.bsky.social & @clemicollett.bsky.social
bit.ly/46yaX2W
bit.ly
September 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The forum created an opportunity for people to listen & be in dialogue with each other to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and the path ahead.
Delighted to share the read-out authored by Alexis Harrell, Christian Neubacher, @ngidda.bsky.social & @clemicollett.bsky.social
bit.ly/46yaX2W
Delighted to share the read-out authored by Alexis Harrell, Christian Neubacher, @ngidda.bsky.social & @clemicollett.bsky.social
bit.ly/46yaX2W
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Discussions focused on 7 key themes:
1. Transparency for Readers
2. Impact on Future Generations
3. Definition of Creativity
4. AI Training Rights
5. Copyright Considerations
6. Inclusivity and Exclusivity
7. Resistance in the Age of AI
1. Transparency for Readers
2. Impact on Future Generations
3. Definition of Creativity
4. AI Training Rights
5. Copyright Considerations
6. Inclusivity and Exclusivity
7. Resistance in the Age of AI
September 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Discussions focused on 7 key themes:
1. Transparency for Readers
2. Impact on Future Generations
3. Definition of Creativity
4. AI Training Rights
5. Copyright Considerations
6. Inclusivity and Exclusivity
7. Resistance in the Age of AI
1. Transparency for Readers
2. Impact on Future Generations
3. Definition of Creativity
4. AI Training Rights
5. Copyright Considerations
6. Inclusivity and Exclusivity
7. Resistance in the Age of AI
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This summer, a ‘Forum on Generative AI and the Novel’ brought together 33 participants including novelists, publishers, literary agents, representatives from writers’ & publishers’ societies, trade unions, government, law, & academia.
September 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This summer, a ‘Forum on Generative AI and the Novel’ brought together 33 participants including novelists, publishers, literary agents, representatives from writers’ & publishers’ societies, trade unions, government, law, & academia.
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"Like so many of these so-called think tanks, the Tony Blair Institute dances to the tune of its funders"
Was so great to talk about Blair, Larry Ellison, Keir Stamer and corporate capture with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/george-mon...
Was so great to talk about Blair, Larry Ellison, Keir Stamer and corporate capture with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/george-mon...
George Monbiot on Blair, Starmer and the capture of democracy
I spoke with the celebrated journalist and activist about ‘junk tanks’, dark money - and how we can fight back
democracyforsale.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Like so many of these so-called think tanks, the Tony Blair Institute dances to the tune of its funders"
Was so great to talk about Blair, Larry Ellison, Keir Stamer and corporate capture with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/george-mon...
Was so great to talk about Blair, Larry Ellison, Keir Stamer and corporate capture with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/george-mon...
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Today is International Day of Sign Languages, a day commemorating the establishment of the World Federation of the Deaf and spotlighting the issues Deaf people face in their everyday lives.
This year's theme is: No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights❗
This year's theme is: No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights❗
September 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Today is International Day of Sign Languages, a day commemorating the establishment of the World Federation of the Deaf and spotlighting the issues Deaf people face in their everyday lives.
This year's theme is: No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights❗
This year's theme is: No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights❗
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In Britain, every time you...
— turn on a tap
— flip a light switch
— board a train or bus
— post a letter
— drop your child at nursery
... you take part in a system designed to extract wealth & concentrate power.
🧵 From cradle to grave, this is how a failed experiment has shaped your life.
— turn on a tap
— flip a light switch
— board a train or bus
— post a letter
— drop your child at nursery
... you take part in a system designed to extract wealth & concentrate power.
🧵 From cradle to grave, this is how a failed experiment has shaped your life.
September 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
In Britain, every time you...
— turn on a tap
— flip a light switch
— board a train or bus
— post a letter
— drop your child at nursery
... you take part in a system designed to extract wealth & concentrate power.
🧵 From cradle to grave, this is how a failed experiment has shaped your life.
— turn on a tap
— flip a light switch
— board a train or bus
— post a letter
— drop your child at nursery
... you take part in a system designed to extract wealth & concentrate power.
🧵 From cradle to grave, this is how a failed experiment has shaped your life.
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Under the banner of progress, innovation and, most recently, productivity, the tech industry’s defence distils to ‘we stole because we could, but also because we had to’”
Tech companies are stealing our books, music and films for AI. It’s brazen theft and must be stopped | Anna Funder and Julia Powles
If we don’t refuse and resist, not just our culture but our democracy will be irrevocably diminished
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Under the banner of progress, innovation and, most recently, productivity, the tech industry’s defence distils to ‘we stole because we could, but also because we had to’”
We've got a new report out over at @mctd.bsky.social!
This time on how sign language AI in education, justice, and healthcare could worsen existing inequalities for Deaf communities – unless we improve the procurement process with Deaf-led governance.
Summary below...💡
This time on how sign language AI in education, justice, and healthcare could worsen existing inequalities for Deaf communities – unless we improve the procurement process with Deaf-led governance.
Summary below...💡
NEW REPORT 🚨 BSL is Not for Sale
Sign Language AI systems are being rolled out across the UK's public services without proper consultation with Deaf communities❗
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/bsl-not-for-...
Sign Language AI systems are being rolled out across the UK's public services without proper consultation with Deaf communities❗
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/bsl-not-for-...
September 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
We've got a new report out over at @mctd.bsky.social!
This time on how sign language AI in education, justice, and healthcare could worsen existing inequalities for Deaf communities – unless we improve the procurement process with Deaf-led governance.
Summary below...💡
This time on how sign language AI in education, justice, and healthcare could worsen existing inequalities for Deaf communities – unless we improve the procurement process with Deaf-led governance.
Summary below...💡
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It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes
July 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes
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Choose your swimwear colors carefully, too.
June 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Choose your swimwear colors carefully, too.
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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they want fascist "AI"
“We are getting rid of woke. The American people do not want woke Marxist lunacy in the AI models,” President Trump said in a speech on Wednesday.
Trump Says He’s ‘Getting Rid of Woke’ and Dismisses Copyright Concerns in AI Policy Speech
The remarks, which came during a keynote speech at a summit hosted by the All-In Podcast, follow President Donald Trump’s newly released AI Action Plan.
wrd.cm
July 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
they want fascist "AI"