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Marcela Suarez
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Lecturer in Critical Intersectional perspectives on AI at School of AI, Radboud University
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emp1.bsky.social
An interesting approach. After a (very) quick read, I'd like to highlight the following:

"We are pressured to believe that it is possible to automate the scientific process. But science itself is a form of cognition, and therefore cannot be automated..."
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olivia.science Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 14h
New preprint! @marentierra.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I have been working on what CAIL means to showcase & propagate the idea of thinking very differently to tech industry norms on "artificial intelligence"

Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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Figure 1: The important dimensions of CAILs across research and education; clockwise from 12 o’clock: Con- ceptual Clarity is the idea that terms should refer. Critical Thinking is deep engagement with the relationships between statements about the world. Decoloniality is the process of de-centring and addressing dominant harmful views and practices. Respecting Expertise is the epistemic compact between professionals and society. Slow Science is a disposition towards preferring psychologically, techno-socially, and epistemically healthy practices. The lines between dimensions represent how they are interwoven both directly and indirectly.
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
iedamarcondes.com
Tudo bem que é treinado com material roubado, que gasta uma quantidade enorme de energia, que causa crise hídrica, que deixa as pessoas malucas, que faz adolescente se matar, que espalha desinformação, que deixa os bilionários mais ricos, mas pelo menos também causa câncer.
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
irisvanrooij.bsky.social
Full reference:

* Suarez Estrada, M., Barbara, M., Guest, O., & van Rooij, I. (2025). Critical AI Literacy: Beyond hegemonic perspectives on sustainability. Sustainability Dispatch, Radboud Centre for Sustainability Challenges. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

@marentierra.bsky.social @olivia.science
Critical AI Literacy: Beyond hegemonic perspectives on sustainability
How can universities resist being coopted and corrupted by the AI industries’ agendas? Originally published here: https://rcsc.substack.com/p/critical-ai-literacy-beyond-hegemonic
doi.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
adolfont.github.io
We have a name for that:
Critical Washing
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adolfont.github.io Adolfo Neto @adolfont.github.io · 16d
"Critical washing" is "encouraging AI use while being 'aware of the risks'".

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November 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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adolfont.github.io
Thanks, Iris!
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November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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olivia.science
ah that (in your OP) is also called whitewashing, specifically ethics washing, see @marentierra.bsky.social Suarez, M., Müller, B.,Guest, O., & van Rooij, I. (2025). Critical AI Literacy: Beyond hegemonic perspectives on sustainability. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Critical AI Literacy: Beyond hegemonic perspectives on sustainability
How can universities resist being coopted and corrupted by the AI industries’ agendas? Originally published here: https://rcsc.substack.com/p/critical-ai-literacy-beyond-hegemonic
doi.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
altibel.bsky.social
A group of scientists has called on EC president Ursula von der Leyen to retract a statement she made suggesting A.I. would soon reach parity with human intelligence. Her statements were based on marketing statements from US Tech firms not empirical evidence or real proof. #ResistAI
Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen | Euractiv
Open letter criticises the Commission President for remarks earlier this year – when she anticipated AI would “approach human reasoning” in 2026
www.euractiv.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
marentierra.bsky.social
Please sign letter to stop the AI hype:
olivia.science Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 22d
Please sign this excellent letter to Ursula vdL, so she can see that nonsense AI hype is neither true nor appropriate for anybody to believe or spread.
krisshrishak.bsky.social Kris Shrishak @krisshrishak.bsky.social · 22d
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.

@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed

www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
irisvanrooij.bsky.social
✨ This is wonderful 🎬 🍿

Librebel on Youtube reads out our position paper:

Guest, O., Suarez, … & van Rooij, I. (2025). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJNO... @olivia.science @marentierra.bsky.social
Against the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia by Guest et. al. (2025)
YouTube video by librebel
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November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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olivia.science
"Utmost care is needed to avoid [...] critical washing. Critical reflection [is not a box to tick] before unleashing AI technologies in our daily life" — @marentierra.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social

Critical AI Literacy: Beyond hegemonic perspectives on sustainability
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
rachelneedsanap.bsky.social
Somehow I got people in my mentions asking me why I don’t want to prevent autism. To them, I say:

Hi, welcome to bsky, please go get some neurodiversity education before you injure yourself. #Autistic
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
olivia.science
"Additionally, by accepting generative models’ normative rationality, the University reframes learning and research as
essentially consisting in the evaluation of models’ outputs." @katschwerzmann.bsky.social

arxiv.org/abs/2505.03513
Ruled by the Representation Space: On the University's Embrace of Large Language Models
This paper explores the implications of universities' rapid adoption of large language models (LLMs) for studying, teaching, and research by analyzing the logics underpinning their representation spac...
arxiv.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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olivia.science
"We always tell people that AI tools are kind of flawed colleagues: they are not thinking beings, but calculating machines."

Good lord these people are unhingedly cringe

www.ru.nl/en/radboud-i...
Dumber because of AI? | Radboud University
Does AI make us dumber, or can it enhance our thinking skills? At In'to, we will not wait for the discussion to be resolved. Instead, we choose to learn and to teach how to use AI responsibly.
www.ru.nl
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
cloudquistador.bsky.social
Another lesson we can take from this marketing release thinly disguised as high level overview is that 'the west' has never been serious about addressing climate change. The ad includes this statement, then blithely goes on to say: 'let's try it even though the Earth, she burns!'
Picture of an excerpt from the article that reads as follows: "Of course, the discussion is not limited to this one topic. The use of generative Al is clearly not uncontroversial either when it comes to environmental impact, data provenance, transparency and privacy. In this blog, we only zoom in on the issue mentioned in the title"
November 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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olivia.science
Thank you, Alex. Here's everything in one spot olivia.science/ai

I recommend the project syndicate piece with @irisvanrooij.bsky.social and @marentierra.bsky.social 💖
Critical AI
On this page are some resources for Critical AI Literacy (CAIL) from my perspective.
olivia.science
November 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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irisvanrooij.bsky.social
This post is blowing up.

Please read the full paper 😌✨

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Guest, O., Suarez, et al. (2025). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... @olivia.science @marentierra.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
olivia.science
> Computing has always been a seesawing discipline. We had the AI winters of the 1970s and the 1990s, and we had the dot. com crash and the ensuing “Image Crisis.” It seems another crisis is upon us. Will we ever learn? It is time for some serious thinking!

cacm.acm.org/opinion/comp...
Computing Is Indeed a Discipline in Crisis While Silicon Valley is investing tens of billions of dollars chasing the AGI dream, academic computing research in the U.S. is facing a severe drought. By Moshe Y. Vardi Posted Oct 14 2025
October 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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olivia.science
"Our intention is not to stop scientific research, but to stop a genocide. A laboratory being disrupted for one day is incomparable to the devastation in Gaza. We sincerely hope that Radboud University [understands] the urgency of the situation and the need for action." www.voxweb.nl/en/activists...
Activists on the occupation of the Goudsmitpaviljoen: ‘We don't want to stop scientific research, but to stop genocide’ - Vox magazine
OPINION – According to 10 students from Nijmegen Student Encampment, last week’s media reports focused too much on the risks of the occupation of the Goudsmitpaviljoen. As a result, the real reason fo...
www.voxweb.nl
October 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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olivia.science
Really enjoyed & honoured to be part of the Critical AI Literacy Symposium yesterday. Also @lucyavraamidou.bsky.social & @miquelpt.bsky.social (and others) spoke about their wonderful work too. Big thanks to @irisvanrooij.bsky.social, Leo & Barbara for organising. ✨

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxyg...
October 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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irisvanrooij.bsky.social
Critical AI Literacy Symposium, with Dagmar Monett, @lucyavraamidou.bsky.social & Miquel Pérez Torres, Linda Mannila, and @olivia.science

🎬 Video recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxyg...

📢 Symposium website: www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...

🤔 Critical AI Literacy website: www.ru.nl/en/research/...
Critical AI Literacy: Empowering people to resist hype and harms in the age of AI -- Symposium 2025
YouTube video by Iris van Rooij
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
irisvanrooij.bsky.social
Ran into this poster on our campus today 😊
Poster of the Open Letter: Stop the uncritical adoption of ‘AI’ technologies in academia, with QR code
September 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
irisvanrooij.bsky.social
Heartening to see so many students sign our open letter openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth
September 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Reposted by Marcela Suarez
irisvanrooij.bsky.social
🩷💛 Check out @olivia.science ‘s CAIL website, with beautiful posters, video/podcast, papers and more! 🤩 olivia.science/ai
Colorful poster with text “Have you considered NOT using AI”, and a QR code going to our preprint “Against the Uncritical Adoption of ‘AI’ technologies”
September 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
marentierra.bsky.social
Do not miss this interview "Safeguarding science from AI” with experts in the field @olivia.science and @irisvanrooij.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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olivia.science
h/t @disruptedscience.bsky.social @joymoop.bsky.social
for mentioning this study (depressing, but useful) AND not unrelated to the tech sector harming us (from: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEB...)
September 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM