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
Gracias al equipo de @rtvenoticias.rtve.es por invitarme a hablar hoy sobre la sostenibilidad de los centros de datos y de la inteligencia artificial.
En especial a Lorenzo Milà por dirigir tan bien el debate. Un placer haber participado en esta conversación de la televisión pública española.
En especial a Lorenzo Milà por dirigir tan bien el debate. Un placer haber participado en esta conversación de la televisión pública española.
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Gracias al equipo de @rtvenoticias.rtve.es por invitarme a hablar hoy sobre la sostenibilidad de los centros de datos y de la inteligencia artificial.
En especial a Lorenzo Milà por dirigir tan bien el debate. Un placer haber participado en esta conversación de la televisión pública española.
En especial a Lorenzo Milà por dirigir tan bien el debate. Un placer haber participado en esta conversación de la televisión pública española.
The main conclusion is that the data‑centre industry is designing compensatory projects in Chile and Mexico that are not delivering benefits. The forest in Quilicura has been abandoned, and the communities in Queretaro have not seen any of the 21 initiatives proposed being executed.
January 28, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The main conclusion is that the data‑centre industry is designing compensatory projects in Chile and Mexico that are not delivering benefits. The forest in Quilicura has been abandoned, and the communities in Queretaro have not seen any of the 21 initiatives proposed being executed.
This paper analyzes two compensatory projects: the Quilicura Urban Forest by Google and Planning for a Better Quality of Life in Data‑Centre Communities by Microsoft and UN Habitat. To do this, we propose examining these projects from a patchwork, locally‑focused perspective.
January 28, 2026 at 9:16 AM
This paper analyzes two compensatory projects: the Quilicura Urban Forest by Google and Planning for a Better Quality of Life in Data‑Centre Communities by Microsoft and UN Habitat. To do this, we propose examining these projects from a patchwork, locally‑focused perspective.
‼️New article out "Thirsty Forests and Expansive Droughts: The Environmental Impacts of Data Centers in Latin America" where we investigate the feral effects of cloud industry's compensatory projects to mitigate environmental impacts.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
January 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM
‼️New article out "Thirsty Forests and Expansive Droughts: The Environmental Impacts of Data Centers in Latin America" where we investigate the feral effects of cloud industry's compensatory projects to mitigate environmental impacts.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
After my FOI request to UKRI and its sparked debate on bsky, I followup and UKRI acknowledged errors in the original data and confirmed the correct 2025 success‑rate percentages*:
-AHRC RM: 5.16 %
- ESRC NIG: 10.24%
- ESRC RGR: 6.74%.
*These may rise as 2025 proposals could be evaluated in 2026.
-AHRC RM: 5.16 %
- ESRC NIG: 10.24%
- ESRC RGR: 6.74%.
*These may rise as 2025 proposals could be evaluated in 2026.
December 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
After my FOI request to UKRI and its sparked debate on bsky, I followup and UKRI acknowledged errors in the original data and confirmed the correct 2025 success‑rate percentages*:
-AHRC RM: 5.16 %
- ESRC NIG: 10.24%
- ESRC RGR: 6.74%.
*These may rise as 2025 proposals could be evaluated in 2026.
-AHRC RM: 5.16 %
- ESRC NIG: 10.24%
- ESRC RGR: 6.74%.
*These may rise as 2025 proposals could be evaluated in 2026.
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!
Given that people is asking me for the numbers, here the table provided by UKRI:
October 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Given that people is asking me for the numbers, here the table provided by UKRI:
Why do screen grabs matter?
October 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Why do screen grabs matter?
Very glad to take part on "Humanities in Times of Geopolitical Turmoil" seminar series organised by @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social and @fabianlferrari.bsky.social.
📆 Follow the thing AI: 20/11/2025: 15:30 - 16:30
@oii.ox.ac.uk
cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...
📆 Follow the thing AI: 20/11/2025: 15:30 - 16:30
@oii.ox.ac.uk
cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...
October 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Very glad to take part on "Humanities in Times of Geopolitical Turmoil" seminar series organised by @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social and @fabianlferrari.bsky.social.
📆 Follow the thing AI: 20/11/2025: 15:30 - 16:30
@oii.ox.ac.uk
cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...
📆 Follow the thing AI: 20/11/2025: 15:30 - 16:30
@oii.ox.ac.uk
cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...
🌏 "A closer examination into the supply chain capitalism of AI unveils environmental harms such as water struggles, which have not been considered by the algorithmic harms and resistance literature before."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🌏 "A closer examination into the supply chain capitalism of AI unveils environmental harms such as water struggles, which have not been considered by the algorithmic harms and resistance literature before."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌻 I am very glad to realise that my recent paper on "Data Ecofeminism" is one of the most visited ones at the ACM FAccT Proceedings 2025!
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
August 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🌻 I am very glad to realise that my recent paper on "Data Ecofeminism" is one of the most visited ones at the ACM FAccT Proceedings 2025!
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
🌱 Oxford introduces water restrictions while becoming an AI Growth Zone. DCs scaling up to 500MW which could use millions of liters of water. While we welcome measures in drought scenarios, we need better urban and environmental policies for balancing digital infrastructure with planetary health.
July 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🌱 Oxford introduces water restrictions while becoming an AI Growth Zone. DCs scaling up to 500MW which could use millions of liters of water. While we welcome measures in drought scenarios, we need better urban and environmental policies for balancing digital infrastructure with planetary health.
The @houseoflords.parliament.uk organised a reception to discuss new report on "Big Tech’s Climate Performance and Policy Implications for the UK" by @mctd.bsky.social.
We discussed how AI is driving up carbon emissions, so we need more policy-makers&scholars working on this topic!
@oii.ox.ac.uk
We discussed how AI is driving up carbon emissions, so we need more policy-makers&scholars working on this topic!
@oii.ox.ac.uk
July 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The @houseoflords.parliament.uk organised a reception to discuss new report on "Big Tech’s Climate Performance and Policy Implications for the UK" by @mctd.bsky.social.
We discussed how AI is driving up carbon emissions, so we need more policy-makers&scholars working on this topic!
@oii.ox.ac.uk
We discussed how AI is driving up carbon emissions, so we need more policy-makers&scholars working on this topic!
@oii.ox.ac.uk
One of the privileges of academia is learning from and building upon the work of those you truly admire. It's been an intense week engaging with researchers like Julia Velkova, Patrick Brodie, and Nicole Starosielski who have dedicated years to studying data centers and subsea cables.
#NordicSTS
#NordicSTS
June 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
One of the privileges of academia is learning from and building upon the work of those you truly admire. It's been an intense week engaging with researchers like Julia Velkova, Patrick Brodie, and Nicole Starosielski who have dedicated years to studying data centers and subsea cables.
#NordicSTS
#NordicSTS
📣 Ethical & Environmental issues within AI Research, in conversation together with @rbinns.bsky.social and Prof David Leslie.
📌 Thursday May 29, 5PM at Grand Challenges Seminars series (Oxford Doctorial Training Centre).
🌏 More info: www.eventbrite.com/e/ethical-an...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
📌 Thursday May 29, 5PM at Grand Challenges Seminars series (Oxford Doctorial Training Centre).
🌏 More info: www.eventbrite.com/e/ethical-an...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
May 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📣 Ethical & Environmental issues within AI Research, in conversation together with @rbinns.bsky.social and Prof David Leslie.
📌 Thursday May 29, 5PM at Grand Challenges Seminars series (Oxford Doctorial Training Centre).
🌏 More info: www.eventbrite.com/e/ethical-an...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
📌 Thursday May 29, 5PM at Grand Challenges Seminars series (Oxford Doctorial Training Centre).
🌏 More info: www.eventbrite.com/e/ethical-an...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
Today at UCL @iipp-ucl.bsky.social we will be discussing "to what extent are these digital sovereignty agendas realistic given the enormous dominant positions of Big Tech platforms?"
📆 08 May 2025, 17:30 – 19:00
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
📆 08 May 2025, 17:30 – 19:00
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
May 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Today at UCL @iipp-ucl.bsky.social we will be discussing "to what extent are these digital sovereignty agendas realistic given the enormous dominant positions of Big Tech platforms?"
📆 08 May 2025, 17:30 – 19:00
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
📆 08 May 2025, 17:30 – 19:00
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
Kicking-off the UCL Knowledge Lab seminar on "Digital Futures and inequalities: critical perspectives on AI, information, decoloniality, sustainability".
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...
February 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Kicking-off the UCL Knowledge Lab seminar on "Digital Futures and inequalities: critical perspectives on AI, information, decoloniality, sustainability".
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...
Very glad to see that Catalonia is now fostering an STS Society, very much needed!
www.residencia-investigadors.es/ca/activitat...
www.residencia-investigadors.es/ca/activitat...
February 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Very glad to see that Catalonia is now fostering an STS Society, very much needed!
www.residencia-investigadors.es/ca/activitat...
www.residencia-investigadors.es/ca/activitat...
Interesting figure analysing European data centre power demand and share of national power demand:
Ireland is definitely an extreme case study.
Ireland is definitely an extreme case study.
February 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Interesting figure analysing European data centre power demand and share of national power demand:
Ireland is definitely an extreme case study.
Ireland is definitely an extreme case study.
🤖 Thrilled to announce my incoming keynote lecture at the Global Media Management Annual Symposium (University of Southampton, UK).
"Can we work it out? The future of labour, media, and technologies"
February 19, 2025.
wsagmm.wordpress.com
@oiioxford.bsky.social
"Can we work it out? The future of labour, media, and technologies"
February 19, 2025.
wsagmm.wordpress.com
@oiioxford.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🤖 Thrilled to announce my incoming keynote lecture at the Global Media Management Annual Symposium (University of Southampton, UK).
"Can we work it out? The future of labour, media, and technologies"
February 19, 2025.
wsagmm.wordpress.com
@oiioxford.bsky.social
"Can we work it out? The future of labour, media, and technologies"
February 19, 2025.
wsagmm.wordpress.com
@oiioxford.bsky.social
Equinix partners with designer for dress made from repurposed data center gear.
"The design pays homage to the physicality of the vital infrastructure that makes up the Internet [...] it's a physical, intricate network of cables, traversing land and sea."
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/equi...
"The design pays homage to the physicality of the vital infrastructure that makes up the Internet [...] it's a physical, intricate network of cables, traversing land and sea."
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/equi...
February 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Equinix partners with designer for dress made from repurposed data center gear.
"The design pays homage to the physicality of the vital infrastructure that makes up the Internet [...] it's a physical, intricate network of cables, traversing land and sea."
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/equi...
"The design pays homage to the physicality of the vital infrastructure that makes up the Internet [...] it's a physical, intricate network of cables, traversing land and sea."
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/equi...
"How we investigate AI infrastructure? Concepts, methods and approaches"
Tomorrow I'll be delivering a seminar to the new @algorithmwatch.bsky.social fellows on which concepts and methods are useful to investigate data centres.
Many thanks to @naiablm.bsky.social for the invitation!
Tomorrow I'll be delivering a seminar to the new @algorithmwatch.bsky.social fellows on which concepts and methods are useful to investigate data centres.
Many thanks to @naiablm.bsky.social for the invitation!
January 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"How we investigate AI infrastructure? Concepts, methods and approaches"
Tomorrow I'll be delivering a seminar to the new @algorithmwatch.bsky.social fellows on which concepts and methods are useful to investigate data centres.
Many thanks to @naiablm.bsky.social for the invitation!
Tomorrow I'll be delivering a seminar to the new @algorithmwatch.bsky.social fellows on which concepts and methods are useful to investigate data centres.
Many thanks to @naiablm.bsky.social for the invitation!
NVIDIA stock is plummeting today due to DeepSeek.
January 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
NVIDIA stock is plummeting today due to DeepSeek.
This week we are heading to Paris to present at a conference on "Exploring the materialities of AI: Geographies, infrastructures, numbers" organised by @vgoujon.bsky.social, @hugoesteca.bsky.social, and others.
You can register online here: evento.renater.fr/survey/explo....
You can register online here: evento.renater.fr/survey/explo....
January 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This week we are heading to Paris to present at a conference on "Exploring the materialities of AI: Geographies, infrastructures, numbers" organised by @vgoujon.bsky.social, @hugoesteca.bsky.social, and others.
You can register online here: evento.renater.fr/survey/explo....
You can register online here: evento.renater.fr/survey/explo....
🚀 Ready for Week 2 of "Fairness, Transparency and Accountability in ML" at @oiioxford.bsky.social
This week, we're diving into how decision-making has evolved from humans to automated systems. We'll also tackle the technical and social challenges ahead of next week's focus on fairness metrics.
This week, we're diving into how decision-making has evolved from humans to automated systems. We'll also tackle the technical and social challenges ahead of next week's focus on fairness metrics.
January 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🚀 Ready for Week 2 of "Fairness, Transparency and Accountability in ML" at @oiioxford.bsky.social
This week, we're diving into how decision-making has evolved from humans to automated systems. We'll also tackle the technical and social challenges ahead of next week's focus on fairness metrics.
This week, we're diving into how decision-making has evolved from humans to automated systems. We'll also tackle the technical and social challenges ahead of next week's focus on fairness metrics.