Aditya Singh
@aditya.myatproto.social
Data/AI Governance and Ethics
Food Systems and Decolonial Futures
Currently: Senior Policy Analyst @ Open Future
Food Systems and Decolonial Futures
Currently: Senior Policy Analyst @ Open Future
Reposted by Aditya Singh
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
Reposted by Aditya Singh
"This is a glaring issue that will be faced by every hyperscale data centre coming through the planning system..."
aprs.scot/press-releas...
aprs.scot/press-releas...
Edinburgh Data Centre Refused - Action to Protect Rural Scotland
A few minutes ago the Development Management sub-committee at Edinburgh City Council refused Planning Permission in Principle for a 210MW data centre at the Gyle, Edinburgh. Here are some observations...
aprs.scot
February 5, 2026 at 7:39 AM
"This is a glaring issue that will be faced by every hyperscale data centre coming through the planning system..."
aprs.scot/press-releas...
aprs.scot/press-releas...
I write for @openfuture.bsky.social thinking about the current push for "European alternatives" to platforms like X. Is it enough to just host infrastructure in the EU? What are the alternatives worth wanting, and what do they need to succeed?
European social media alternatives need more than EU hosting. They require decentralized architecture, robust safety mechanisms, public funding, and business models beyond surveillance. Read more in @aditya.myatproto.social latest: openfuture.eu/blog/what-is...
What is a “European Alternative” to X? – Open Future
European alternatives to Big Tech platforms must go beyond sovereignty—they need decentralized models, robust safety, and public funding.
openfuture.eu
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
I write for @openfuture.bsky.social thinking about the current push for "European alternatives" to platforms like X. Is it enough to just host infrastructure in the EU? What are the alternatives worth wanting, and what do they need to succeed?
Reposted by Aditya Singh
trying out leaflet :)
The importance of Multi-Protocol Platforms on the Open Web
cyrneko.leaflet.pub
January 26, 2026 at 3:46 AM
trying out leaflet :)
This week 54 MEPs signed a letter supporting 'european' social media alternatives. Eurosky/ATproto, Mastodon/ActivityPub are credible options. But the Grok scandal, which prompted the latter, also highlights the stakes - the safety of people, especially minorities (cont. 👇)
extranet.greens-efa-service.eu
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
This week 54 MEPs signed a letter supporting 'european' social media alternatives. Eurosky/ATproto, Mastodon/ActivityPub are credible options. But the Grok scandal, which prompted the latter, also highlights the stakes - the safety of people, especially minorities (cont. 👇)
Reposted by Aditya Singh
We're getting a lot of questions about what is and isn't allowed on stream.place, so we've published this document containing our basic guidelines for what content is currently acceptable on our Streamplace station.
Stream.place Interim Community Guidelines - How Streamplace Works
blog.stream.place
January 19, 2026 at 5:48 AM
We're getting a lot of questions about what is and isn't allowed on stream.place, so we've published this document containing our basic guidelines for what content is currently acceptable on our Streamplace station.
Reposted by Aditya Singh
Community privacy is one of our top priorities at @transrights.northsky.social which isn't possible out of the box with any ATproto implementation today that doesn't just hide an entire PDS.
We're developing in the open and so I've published a proposal on it, feedback as always is we
We're developing in the open and so I've published a proposal on it, feedback as always is we
A Model for addressing privacy on ATproto
chipnick.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Community privacy is one of our top priorities at @transrights.northsky.social which isn't possible out of the box with any ATproto implementation today that doesn't just hide an entire PDS.
We're developing in the open and so I've published a proposal on it, feedback as always is we
We're developing in the open and so I've published a proposal on it, feedback as always is we
Reposted by Aditya Singh
Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
Reposted by Aditya Singh
🚨 AI companies are ignoring EU transparency rules on training data. OpenAI, Google, and Mistral all fall short on their commitments—and that behavior reveals an uncomfortable truth. The Commission must act. More on this piece from Zuzanna Warso and @paulk.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/5-3-3-0...
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🚨 AI companies are ignoring EU transparency rules on training data. OpenAI, Google, and Mistral all fall short on their commitments—and that behavior reveals an uncomfortable truth. The Commission must act. More on this piece from Zuzanna Warso and @paulk.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/5-3-3-0...
I write about some interesting developments in the ATmosphere (and the broader universe of decentralised and federated social media). Very intrigued by #Eurosky, especially the idea of shared moderation infrastructure. I will be following (and hopefully writing about!) this with a lot of interest.
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency.
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Eurosky dawns: Building Infrastructure for Sovereign Social Media – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe's digital sovereignty agenda as policymakers seek alternatives to Big Tech ...
openfuture.eu
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I write about some interesting developments in the ATmosphere (and the broader universe of decentralised and federated social media). Very intrigued by #Eurosky, especially the idea of shared moderation infrastructure. I will be following (and hopefully writing about!) this with a lot of interest.
🚨 Deadline Extension🚨
To ensure everyone has ample opportunity to contribute, we are extending the submission deadline to January 31, 2025!
Join us for a vibrant discussion on global AI supply chains.
To ensure everyone has ample opportunity to contribute, we are extending the submission deadline to January 31, 2025!
Join us for a vibrant discussion on global AI supply chains.
🚨 Call for Contributions!🚨
We're thrilled to announce "Mapping Data Work", a 2-day workshop in📍Bengaluru, India (March 2025)!
A collaboration between @ivir-uva.bsky.social , Aapti Institute & Tattle Civic Tech
Explore the material, social & epistemic dimensions of data work in AI. 🧵1/3
We're thrilled to announce "Mapping Data Work", a 2-day workshop in📍Bengaluru, India (March 2025)!
A collaboration between @ivir-uva.bsky.social , Aapti Institute & Tattle Civic Tech
Explore the material, social & epistemic dimensions of data work in AI. 🧵1/3
January 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🚨 Deadline Extension🚨
To ensure everyone has ample opportunity to contribute, we are extending the submission deadline to January 31, 2025!
Join us for a vibrant discussion on global AI supply chains.
To ensure everyone has ample opportunity to contribute, we are extending the submission deadline to January 31, 2025!
Join us for a vibrant discussion on global AI supply chains.
🚨 Reminder 🚨
Our 'Mapping Data Work' workshop is calling for contributions!
📍 Bengaluru, India | March 2025
📝 Submit by Jan 24, 2025
We're exploring the hidden labor, colonial legacies, & epistemic issues underlying AI systems.
Open to academic, policy, creative, & practice-based contributions!
Our 'Mapping Data Work' workshop is calling for contributions!
📍 Bengaluru, India | March 2025
📝 Submit by Jan 24, 2025
We're exploring the hidden labor, colonial legacies, & epistemic issues underlying AI systems.
Open to academic, policy, creative, & practice-based contributions!
🚨 Call for Contributions!🚨
We're thrilled to announce "Mapping Data Work", a 2-day workshop in📍Bengaluru, India (March 2025)!
A collaboration between @ivir-uva.bsky.social , Aapti Institute & Tattle Civic Tech
Explore the material, social & epistemic dimensions of data work in AI. 🧵1/3
We're thrilled to announce "Mapping Data Work", a 2-day workshop in📍Bengaluru, India (March 2025)!
A collaboration between @ivir-uva.bsky.social , Aapti Institute & Tattle Civic Tech
Explore the material, social & epistemic dimensions of data work in AI. 🧵1/3
January 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨 Reminder 🚨
Our 'Mapping Data Work' workshop is calling for contributions!
📍 Bengaluru, India | March 2025
📝 Submit by Jan 24, 2025
We're exploring the hidden labor, colonial legacies, & epistemic issues underlying AI systems.
Open to academic, policy, creative, & practice-based contributions!
Our 'Mapping Data Work' workshop is calling for contributions!
📍 Bengaluru, India | March 2025
📝 Submit by Jan 24, 2025
We're exploring the hidden labor, colonial legacies, & epistemic issues underlying AI systems.
Open to academic, policy, creative, & practice-based contributions!
Reposted by Aditya Singh
One of the telling characteristics of the AI-gen’d student essays I’ve seen is their insipid both-sidesism, fully assimilating the noncommittal banalities that tech corps demand from employees, and hovering sufficiently in a colorless nowhere of opinion where one is neither right nor wrong.
December 22, 2024 at 10:26 PM
One of the telling characteristics of the AI-gen’d student essays I’ve seen is their insipid both-sidesism, fully assimilating the noncommittal banalities that tech corps demand from employees, and hovering sufficiently in a colorless nowhere of opinion where one is neither right nor wrong.
🚨 Call for Contributions!🚨
We're thrilled to announce "Mapping Data Work", a 2-day workshop in📍Bengaluru, India (March 2025)!
A collaboration between @ivir-uva.bsky.social , Aapti Institute & Tattle Civic Tech
Explore the material, social & epistemic dimensions of data work in AI. 🧵1/3
We're thrilled to announce "Mapping Data Work", a 2-day workshop in📍Bengaluru, India (March 2025)!
A collaboration between @ivir-uva.bsky.social , Aapti Institute & Tattle Civic Tech
Explore the material, social & epistemic dimensions of data work in AI. 🧵1/3
December 22, 2024 at 11:38 AM
🚨 Call for Contributions!🚨
We're thrilled to announce "Mapping Data Work", a 2-day workshop in📍Bengaluru, India (March 2025)!
A collaboration between @ivir-uva.bsky.social , Aapti Institute & Tattle Civic Tech
Explore the material, social & epistemic dimensions of data work in AI. 🧵1/3
We're thrilled to announce "Mapping Data Work", a 2-day workshop in📍Bengaluru, India (March 2025)!
A collaboration between @ivir-uva.bsky.social , Aapti Institute & Tattle Civic Tech
Explore the material, social & epistemic dimensions of data work in AI. 🧵1/3