Cecilia Rikap
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
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Assoc. Prof in Econ & Head of Research at
@ucl-iipp.bksy.social
pinned post!
GenAI replaces your creativity, your (critical) thinking.
#GenAI
augments the gap between tasks' conception & execution. US (& Chinese)
#BigTech
not only concentrates capital, they also steer tech change. They decided this is the tech that we get.
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
Pre-sale: 👇👇
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The European Commission's Tech Sovereignty proposal tries—& fails—to kill 3 birds with the same stone: competitiveness, sustainability & sovereignty. While it may partially succeed in the former, it will do so at the cost of the 2 latter. Latest op-ed at
@techpolicypress.bsky.social
Link below
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Institut La Boétie
5 days ago
🌍 RDV demain à 17h30 pour la 4e table ronde de notre colloque sur la nouvelle géopolitique 👉 La France, l'Europe et la diplomatie des causes communes avec : Jean-Paul Gaudillière, Guillaume Long,
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
et
@arnaudlegall.bsky.social
▶️ En direct :
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UCL is asking us (scholars, students and admin) to save them money in storage because
#Microsoft
is increasing its cloud prices. Won't say "I told you so UCL", but... I told you so!! I should probably give a copy of my forthcoming book "The Rulers" to UCL's Provost.
6 days ago
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40% off on selected
@versobooks.bsky.social
on tech and
#AI
until June 30!! Including pre-orders of my forthcoming "The Rulers. Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud" (Paperback and ebook) Link below 👇
9 days ago
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
12 days ago
🌤️ Talking About the Weather IIPP Associate Professor
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
expands on how
#BigTech
is setting the terms for how we understand and respond to the climate crisis through its ownership of cloud services in her new piece for
@the-breakdown.bsky.social
. 🔗 Read more:
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
17 days ago
🇪🇺 Can Europe build digital sovereignty? IIPP Head of Research
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
spoke with
@davidsonofaaron.bsky.social
on BBC Radio 4's 'The Briefing Room' about the feasibility of building
#DigitalSovereignty
in Europe and the UK. 🎧 Listen to the episode here:
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
21 days ago
🌤️ Talking About the Weather IIPP Associate Professor
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
expands on how
#BigTech
is setting the terms for how we understand and respond to the climate crisis through its ownership of cloud services in her new piece for
@the-breakdown.bsky.social
. 🔗 Read more:
buff.ly/LqCINxw
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GenAI replaces your creativity, your (critical) thinking.
#GenAI
augments the gap between tasks' conception & execution. US (& Chinese)
#BigTech
not only concentrates capital, they also steer tech change. They decided this is the tech that we get.
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
Pre-sale: 👇👇
23 days ago
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
25 days ago
🇪🇺 Can Europe build digital sovereignty? IIPP Head of Research
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
spoke with
@davidsonofaaron.bsky.social
on BBC Radio 4's 'The Briefing Room' about the feasibility of building
#DigitalSovereignty
in Europe and the UK. 🎧 Listen to the episode here:
buff.ly/ouGdmnj
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Pre-sale of "The Rulers. Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud"
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
Take home a physical copy of my forthcoming book! Where? Book stall at
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social
Annual Forum Beveridge Hall, Senate House, WC1E 7HU, London When? June 16 from 2.30pm & June 17
29 days ago
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Cecilia Rikap
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
about 1 month ago
💭 What is the Achilles' heel of Big Tech? Communities are increasingly pushing back against Big Tech's data centres. IIPP Prof.
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
&
@silviaweko.bsky.social
examine social movements' opposition from Spain to Chile in their new
@elpais.com
article 🔗 Read more:
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Alameda Institute
about 1 month ago
In a recent article published in El País, Cecilia Rikap reflects on the human impact of AI expansion, the disputes surrounding data centres and the role of communities confronting the power of Big Tech. //
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Magdalena Maad
about 2 months ago
Deadline extended until May 24! Do not miss this amazing opportunity to present your work and hear our exceptional keynote speakers,
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
and
@izaskunzuazu.bsky.social
, address the impacts of technologies on resource depletion, inequality and financial bubbles.
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The BREAK—DOWN
about 2 months ago
"The promises of a green future are being co-opted by the same forces driving planetary destabilization." NEW:
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
on how Big Tech's cloud services give them unprecedented power to shape how we understand climate change, and how we respond
www.break-down.org/talking-abou...
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Talking About the Weather
Through its ownership of cloud-computing services, Big Tech is setting the terms for how we understand the climate crisis—and how we respond.
https://www.break-down.org/talking-about-the-weather/
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Alameda Institute
2 months ago
In the fourth episode of After Order, the Alameda Institute’s podcast series with Macrodose, James Meadway speaks to Cecilia Rikap and Paolo Gerbaudo about digital sovereignty following the rise of Big Tech. //
@paologerbaudo.bsky.social
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
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La Marea
2 months ago
Las grandes tecnológicas extraen conocimiento y recursos a la manera de las viejas potencias coloniales. Ni generan empleo con sus centros de datos ni mejores condiciones de vida para las mayorías. Lo explica
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
en su ‘Teoría de la dependencia digital’.
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Cecilia Rikap: «Los que creen que los centros de datos van a generar crecimiento económico y empleo están equivocados»
Cecilia Rikap analiza en ‘Teoría de la dependencia digital’ el extractivismo de conocimiento y recursos naturales que realizan las Big Tech.
https://f.mtr.cool/vupvlsexdd
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MACRODOSE
2 months ago
Governments must extricate themselves from the web of Big Tech enclosures.
@meadwaj.bsky.social
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
and
@paologerbaudo.bsky.social
on breaking Silicon Valley’s grip - and building a digital stack for people, not profit. Watch now 📺️ Link in bio 🔗
@alameda.institute
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So happy to share that my new book, "The Rulers. Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud" is ready for preorder!!! As we see an increase in the use of AI in every sector, from warfare to software programming, this book aims to explain why and how the Cloud matters above all.
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3 months ago
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
2 months ago
🎤 "Democracy is not about everyone using the same app." IIPP Head of Research
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
was recently interviewed by Jorge Fontevecchia for Perfil, highlighting the changing relationship between states and large technology companies. ✍️ Read more here [ESP]:
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Este lunes 20/4 a las 19hs y gratis, presento "Teoría de la Dependencia Digital. Soberanía y Desarrollo en el Capitalismo del Siglo XXI" en La Central del
@museoreinasofia.es
en Madrid Más info:
www.lacentral.com/agenda/madri...
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Teoría de la dependencia digital de Cecilia Rikap (Presentación a...
madrid Presentamos: Teoría de la dependencia digital (Caja Negra, 2026) ¿Cuándo? Lunes 20 de abril a las 19h ¿Dónde? La Central del Museo Reina Sofía (Ron...
https://www.lacentral.com/agenda/madrid/evento/teoria-de-la-dependencia-digital-de-cecilia-rikap-192415
2 months ago
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CTXT.es
2 months ago
"Las grandes tecnológicas han aprendido a controlar el pensamiento y, gracias a su acceso a datos, dominan la construcción de narrativas".
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
es economista e investigadora. Una entrevista de Carlos Bajo para CTXT.
ctxt.es/es/20260401/...
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“En el capitalismo global, las grandes tecnológicas actúan como si fueran Estados”
Periodismo libre y de servicio público. Contexto y acción. Suscríbete y defiende la prensa independiente
https://ctxt.es/es/20260401/Politica/52958/cecilia-rikap-dependencia-digital-entrevista-grandes-tecnologicas.htm
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2 months ago
#GPM2026
Digital democracy & AI: Platforms, Power and Desinformation discussion
@francescabria.bsky.social
,
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
,
@fesonline.bsky.social
,
@felixbolanosg.bsky.social
AVANZA Ideas Lab, CIPED,
@iagomoreno.bsky.social
, Camila Vallejo, Nina Santos
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
3 months ago
🎤 "Democracy is not about everyone using the same app." IIPP Head of Research
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
was recently interviewed by Jorge Fontevecchia for Perfil, highlighting the changing relationship between states and large technology companies. ✍️ Read more here [ESP]:
buff.ly/CyWlBKe
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So happy to share that my new book, "The Rulers. Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud" is ready for preorder!!! As we see an increase in the use of AI in every sector, from warfare to software programming, this book aims to explain why and how the Cloud matters above all.
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3 months ago
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Arte es Ética
3 months ago
Cecilia Rikap, economista e investigadora argentina, habla sobre lo que ella denomina «extractivismo gemelo» en la industria actual de la IA generativa, junto a Alejandro Bercovich en La Ley de la Selva, por C5N
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
👏 Entrevista completa:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AanL...
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¿ARGENTINA puede ser un polo TECNOLÓGICO? | RIKAP con BERCOVICH
YouTube video by C5N
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AanLHI6-peg
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
3 months ago
📉 How many national economies are at risk from an AI bubble? IIPP Head of Research
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
outlines the potential risk facing world governments if an
#AI
bubble bursts in her recent conversation with Louis Sykes on 'The Tech Report'. 📺 Watch the full conversation:
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Carlos Ruz-Fuenzalida
3 months ago
Tres textos claves que ayer recomendé a mis estudiantes, que a mi juicio son aportes relevantes en la discusion pública. De las autoras
@anacweeks.bsky.social
@luciadammert.bsky.social
Pamela Figueroa y
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
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Cecilia Rikap
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
3 months ago
🤖 The reality of AI investment and job creation in the UK IIPP Head of Research
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
recently spoke with Matthew Wright on
@lbc.co.uk
on 'hugely inflated' jobs figures for AI data centres presented by the UK government. 🎧 Listen to their conversation here:
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ProjectAllende.org
3 months ago
youtu.be/dv4cFDciBgE
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
Great little catch up on what are the cloud, AI and access and ownership of out data
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How many national economies are at risk from an AI bubble? | Dr Cecilia Rikap
YouTube video by The Tech Report
https://youtu.be/dv4cFDciBgE
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
3 months ago
📉 How many national economies are at risk from an AI bubble? IIPP Head of Research
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
outlines the potential risk facing world governments if an
#AI
bubble bursts in her recent conversation with Louis Sykes on 'The Tech Report'. 📺 Watch the full conversation:
buff.ly/2WcHx4R
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Cecilia Rikap
Canòdrom - Ateneu d'Innovació Digital i Democràtica
3 months ago
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
diu que els centres de dades "són bases militars en territori estranger". Devoren 💧aigua, 🙃 no generen ocupació real, ni 🙅🏽♀️ transferència de coneixement. El resultat❓ més dependència, més extracció, més crisi ambiental! ↘️ Llegeix la notícia
https://ja.cat/xerradarikap
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Philip Bump
3 months ago
The president who fired hundreds of thousands of federal workers is nonetheless spending far more every day than his predecessors.
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Cecilia Rikap
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
3 months ago
🤖 The reality of AI investment and job creation in the UK IIPP Head of Research
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
recently spoke with Matthew Wright on
@lbc.co.uk
on 'hugely inflated' jobs figures for AI data centres presented by the UK government. 🎧 Listen to their conversation here:
buff.ly/CaiTcRR
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Patrick Mokre
4 months ago
Young Economists Conference 2026: call for papers is now online, keynotes confirmed! 📆
#yec2026
in Vienna on September 17 and 18, 2026 📣 Keynotes by
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
and
@izaskunzuazu.bsky.social
✉️ Submit your work until May 10:
wien.arbeiterkammer.at/yec2026
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ICTA-UAB
4 months ago
Who really controls the digital world? 🤔 Cecilia Rikap
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
unveils Digital Dependency Theory — the new map of 21st-century capitalism. 📅 Mar 20 | ICTA-UAB & Online | 12:00
www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
4 months ago
💸 UK’s multibillion AI push may rest on “phantom investments”, warns IIPP Head of Research
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
in a new
@theguardian.com
investigation.
#BigTech
can inflate data centre jobs and economic impact to please governments eager to show growth. 🔗 Read more:
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
4 months ago
💸 UK’s multibillion AI push may rest on “phantom investments”, warns IIPP Head of Research
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
in a new
@theguardian.com
investigation.
#BigTech
can inflate data centre jobs and economic impact to please governments eager to show growth. 🔗 Read more:
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Laís Martins
4 months ago
Em uma entrevista pro
@intercept.com.br
no ano passado, a pesquisadora
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
disse que data centers são bases militares dos EUA. Agora desenhado:
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Amazon's Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says
Amazon said the Bahrain facility was damaged due to a nearby drone strike, and two data centers in the UAE were directly hit by drones.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/amazon-bahrain-data-centers-targeted-iran-drone-strike.html
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Join us on March 16 at
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social
!! What a pleasure to host
@quinnslobodian.com
and
@bentarnoff.com
talking about
#Muskism
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Join us on March 16 at
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social
!! What a pleasure to host
@quinnslobodian.com
and
@bentarnoff.com
talking about
#Muskism
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Cecilia Rikap
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
4 months ago
❌ Does
#AI
development unlock wealth? IIPP Associate Professor
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
recently spoke on 'BBC Radio 4 Today', pushing back on the narrative that
#AI
development will automatically boost growth and productivity. 🎧 Listen here (starts from minute 54):
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India's
#AI
#summit
is a platform for
#Big
#Tech
to expand their economic and political control. This morning I debunked the argument that we should accept their AI because of its economic benefits at the
#BBCRadio4
I spoke between mins 53 and 59:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Today - 19/02/2026 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002rgh1
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PSA Technology, Internet, & Policy (TIP)
5 months ago
🚨 Upcoming TIP EVENT! 🚨 with
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
! Join us on Wed 25 FEB 3-4pm GMT (on Zoom!) to discuss Cecilia's book "Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud" in conversation 💬 with our very own
@danweiss.bsky.social
More info & sign-ups here 👉
www.tickettailor.com/events/techn...
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5 months ago
Earlier this week we published a long conversation with
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
from the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP). This video offers some really interesting extracts from our conversation. Full interview is available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sqy...
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
5 months ago
💻
#BigTech
consumes massive amounts of energy & water. IIPP Professor
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
&
@silviaweko.bsky.social
explore how Google & Amazon are positioning themselves to control ecological transition paths for their purposes. ✍️ Read their paper here:
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PSA Technology, Internet, & Policy (TIP)
5 months ago
Our January newsletter is out! ❄
technologypolicy.substack.com/p/the-tip-ne...
We're particularly excited to invite you to our upcoming event with
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
on 25 Feb 3pm GMT, where she will present her findings on the Cloud ☁️ in the age of AI 👉
www.tickettailor.com/events/techn...
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
5 months ago
🎤 Do Global Value Chains really “boost incomes, create better jobs, and reduce poverty”? Benjamin Selwyn joins IIPP Professor
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
to launch his new book and discuss challenging mainstream views. 🔗 Learn more and register here:
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Félix Tréguer
6 months ago
Yesterday, we held the first session of the “AI critique” seminar, welcoming two scholars whose work has profoundly shaped critical debates on the political economy of AI:
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
&
@nsrnicek.bsky.social
. Here is a short overview of the session:
www.felixtreguer.fr/en/2026/01/1...
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Two Post-Marxist Takes on The Political Economy of AI · Félix Tréguer
https://www.felixtreguer.fr/en/2026/01/13/aiseminar-ecopol/
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Kean Birch
6 months ago
I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science
@4sweb.bsky.social
Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026.
#STS
#scipol
#innovation
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures". Open panel submissions portal is open! ls! Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
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About the Conference
https://www.4sonline.org/about_the_conference_toronto.php
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
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💻
#BigTech
consumes massive amounts of energy & water. IIPP Professor
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
&
@silviaweko.bsky.social
explore how Google & Amazon are positioning themselves to control ecological transition paths for their purposes. ✍️ Read their paper here:
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