ana valdivia
@anavaldi.bsky.social
Lecturer in AI, Government & Policy at the OII (University of Oxford) | Associate Editor at Big Data & Society | Investigating algorithmic accountability and environmental impacts | Writing a book on the Materiality of AI
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Record-setting temperatures and rainfall in the Arctic over the past year sped up the melting of permafrost and washed toxic minerals into more than 200 rivers across northern Alaska, threatening vital salmon runs, according to a new report. nyti.ms/48Qr26R
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Record-setting temperatures and rainfall in the Arctic over the past year sped up the melting of permafrost and washed toxic minerals into more than 200 rivers across northern Alaska, threatening vital salmon runs, according to a new report. nyti.ms/48Qr26R
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"LLMs can be accurate", proponents argue, they just need a bit of oversight. And that oversight doesn't have to mean human-in-the-loop. It can come from other LLMs."
Well, clearly not.
Well, clearly not.
December 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"LLMs can be accurate", proponents argue, they just need a bit of oversight. And that oversight doesn't have to mean human-in-the-loop. It can come from other LLMs."
Well, clearly not.
Well, clearly not.
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Yet one more reason we cannot allow LLMs to serve as epistemic grounding is that we cannot triangulate among them the way you can among reasonable independent sources. They bullshit in the same way and end up agreeing with one other about things that are completely false.
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Yet one more reason we cannot allow LLMs to serve as epistemic grounding is that we cannot triangulate among them the way you can among reasonable independent sources. They bullshit in the same way and end up agreeing with one other about things that are completely false.
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There's a cross-platform uniformity to how LLMs bullshit you.
Today I was designing an exercise for a responisble-use of-LLMs course we are designing for NIH trainees. I asked ChatGPT to complete one of Claude Shannon's original guessing games:
"There is no reverse on a __(10 letters)__"
Today I was designing an exercise for a responisble-use of-LLMs course we are designing for NIH trainees. I asked ChatGPT to complete one of Claude Shannon's original guessing games:
"There is no reverse on a __(10 letters)__"
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
There's a cross-platform uniformity to how LLMs bullshit you.
Today I was designing an exercise for a responisble-use of-LLMs course we are designing for NIH trainees. I asked ChatGPT to complete one of Claude Shannon's original guessing games:
"There is no reverse on a __(10 letters)__"
Today I was designing an exercise for a responisble-use of-LLMs course we are designing for NIH trainees. I asked ChatGPT to complete one of Claude Shannon's original guessing games:
"There is no reverse on a __(10 letters)__"
🌱 Join us Wed Dec 10 @ 9 AM, l’École normale supérieure (Paris) to discuss complex questions on AI’s ecological impact & sustainability with Marlène De Bank, Gauthier Roussilhe, Sasha Luccioni & more.
Schedule and inscriptions: www.ens.psl.eu/agenda/works...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
Schedule and inscriptions: www.ens.psl.eu/agenda/works...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
Workshop on AI & Sustainability | ENS
Behind the rapid progress of artificial intelligence lies a growing concern: the environmental footprint of AI systems. From the energy demands of large-scale model training to the extraction of criti...
www.ens.psl.eu
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🌱 Join us Wed Dec 10 @ 9 AM, l’École normale supérieure (Paris) to discuss complex questions on AI’s ecological impact & sustainability with Marlène De Bank, Gauthier Roussilhe, Sasha Luccioni & more.
Schedule and inscriptions: www.ens.psl.eu/agenda/works...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
Schedule and inscriptions: www.ens.psl.eu/agenda/works...
@oii.ox.ac.uk
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!
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Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
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¿Cómo se puede hacer una estrategia nacional de salud e IA sólo citando estudios de empresas que son beneficiarias de comprar sus productos?¿cómo puede ser que se hagan tales afirmaciones sin ningún tipo de comprobación?
cc @javierpadillab.bsky.social @htejero.bsky.social
cc @javierpadillab.bsky.social @htejero.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
¿Cómo se puede hacer una estrategia nacional de salud e IA sólo citando estudios de empresas que son beneficiarias de comprar sus productos?¿cómo puede ser que se hagan tales afirmaciones sin ningún tipo de comprobación?
cc @javierpadillab.bsky.social @htejero.bsky.social
cc @javierpadillab.bsky.social @htejero.bsky.social
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'Oxford’s governance is under increased scrutiny following a Bloomberg investigation, published on 19 November, which reported claims the university has been slow to act against male academics accused of inappropriate behaviour.' 1/2
Oxford academics aim to ban university use of secret lawsuits.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Oxford academics aim to ban university use of secret lawsuits - Research Professional News
Motion to governing body raises concern over important decisions being made “behind closed doors”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
'Oxford’s governance is under increased scrutiny following a Bloomberg investigation, published on 19 November, which reported claims the university has been slow to act against male academics accused of inappropriate behaviour.' 1/2
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V Jornada de la @academiajoven.bsky.social
"La Ciencia frente a las grandes Crisis"
🗓️28 noviembre
⌚️9:00-18:00 horas
➡️Presencial y online
📍Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Valencia
Más información e inscripción:
academiajoven.es/proximos/jaj...
"La Ciencia frente a las grandes Crisis"
🗓️28 noviembre
⌚️9:00-18:00 horas
➡️Presencial y online
📍Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Valencia
Más información e inscripción:
academiajoven.es/proximos/jaj...
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
V Jornada de la @academiajoven.bsky.social
"La Ciencia frente a las grandes Crisis"
🗓️28 noviembre
⌚️9:00-18:00 horas
➡️Presencial y online
📍Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Valencia
Más información e inscripción:
academiajoven.es/proximos/jaj...
"La Ciencia frente a las grandes Crisis"
🗓️28 noviembre
⌚️9:00-18:00 horas
➡️Presencial y online
📍Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Valencia
Más información e inscripción:
academiajoven.es/proximos/jaj...
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Just published in open access: Early Modern Narratives of Islam across Europe: A Connected Memory: brill.com/display/titl...
October 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Just published in open access: Early Modern Narratives of Islam across Europe: A Connected Memory: brill.com/display/titl...
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This is what happens when STEM folks don’t take humanities. One anthro course covering the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis would have cleared this up early.
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is what happens when STEM folks don’t take humanities. One anthro course covering the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis would have cleared this up early.
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I don't know about you but the way my brain works is by analyzing the contents of the entire internet to make an educated guess about what word I should use next.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I don't know about you but the way my brain works is by analyzing the contents of the entire internet to make an educated guess about what word I should use next.
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Much like offloading onto LLMs, men are more likely to feel OK offloading generally. Women do not & sadly are used to doing this work. Men are formed by patriarchy to demand, expect, and tolerate this. This is in pure contrast to all the women who contact me to say they will work hard to fight AI.
TBF they need much more help than just not using AI, but indeed they are its most vociferous supporters and for good reason: men under patriarchy are used to outsourcing (especially to women) their cognitive labour
September 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Much like offloading onto LLMs, men are more likely to feel OK offloading generally. Women do not & sadly are used to doing this work. Men are formed by patriarchy to demand, expect, and tolerate this. This is in pure contrast to all the women who contact me to say they will work hard to fight AI.
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Researchers attending include DPhil students Andrew Bean, Ryan Brown, Franziska Sofia Hafner, @ryanothnielkearns.bsky.social , Harry Mayne and Kaivalya Rawal; Shreyanash Padarha, Research Assistant and faculty members @computermacgyver.bsky.social Adam Mahdi, @rocher.lc and Chris Russell. 2/2
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Researchers attending include DPhil students Andrew Bean, Ryan Brown, Franziska Sofia Hafner, @ryanothnielkearns.bsky.social , Harry Mayne and Kaivalya Rawal; Shreyanash Padarha, Research Assistant and faculty members @computermacgyver.bsky.social Adam Mahdi, @rocher.lc and Chris Russell. 2/2
"What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to make war."
Simone Weil ( 1909–43).
Simone Weil ( 1909–43).
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to make war."
Simone Weil ( 1909–43).
Simone Weil ( 1909–43).
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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Loved this bit : “The most lucrative users – English-speaking professionals willing to pay $20-200 monthly for premium AI subscriptions – become the implicit template for ‘superintelligence’.”
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Loved this bit : “The most lucrative users – English-speaking professionals willing to pay $20-200 monthly for premium AI subscriptions – become the implicit template for ‘superintelligence’.”
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Join us online this Thursday!
📌 Utrecht University's CDH online lecture:
"Following the thing AI – from ecological ruinations to ecofeminist imaginations"
👉Thursday 20/11 at 15:30
cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...
"Following the thing AI – from ecological ruinations to ecofeminist imaginations"
👉Thursday 20/11 at 15:30
cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Join us online this Thursday!
🤖 "Holes in the web: Huge swathes of human knowledge are missing from the internet. By definition, GenAI is shockingly ignorant too."
Excellent essay on algorithmic epistemological knowledge and the collapse of knowledge throughout mean-driven data machines.
aeon.co/essays/gener...
Excellent essay on algorithmic epistemological knowledge and the collapse of knowledge throughout mean-driven data machines.
aeon.co/essays/gener...
Generative AI has access to a small slice of human knowledge | Aeon Essays
Huge swathes of human knowledge are missing from the internet. By definition, generative AI is shockingly ignorant too
aeon.co
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🤖 "Holes in the web: Huge swathes of human knowledge are missing from the internet. By definition, GenAI is shockingly ignorant too."
Excellent essay on algorithmic epistemological knowledge and the collapse of knowledge throughout mean-driven data machines.
aeon.co/essays/gener...
Excellent essay on algorithmic epistemological knowledge and the collapse of knowledge throughout mean-driven data machines.
aeon.co/essays/gener...
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Public Data Cultures is out today on @politybooks.bsky.social! 📗🎊 jonathangray.org/2025/10/23/p...
It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! 🦔🌌💜
It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! 🦔🌌💜
October 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Public Data Cultures is out today on @politybooks.bsky.social! 📗🎊 jonathangray.org/2025/10/23/p...
It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! 🦔🌌💜
It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! 🦔🌌💜
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🌐🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨🌐
'The Visual Politics of Digital Ecologies'
🗓️ 2-3 February 2026
📍 @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
We invite one-word titles (e.g. hallucinating, zooming, obscuring, glitching, generating)
Deadline: 14th November
Full info: digicologies.com/cfp
'The Visual Politics of Digital Ecologies'
🗓️ 2-3 February 2026
📍 @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
We invite one-word titles (e.g. hallucinating, zooming, obscuring, glitching, generating)
Deadline: 14th November
Full info: digicologies.com/cfp
October 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🌐🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨🌐
'The Visual Politics of Digital Ecologies'
🗓️ 2-3 February 2026
📍 @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
We invite one-word titles (e.g. hallucinating, zooming, obscuring, glitching, generating)
Deadline: 14th November
Full info: digicologies.com/cfp
'The Visual Politics of Digital Ecologies'
🗓️ 2-3 February 2026
📍 @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
We invite one-word titles (e.g. hallucinating, zooming, obscuring, glitching, generating)
Deadline: 14th November
Full info: digicologies.com/cfp
📌 Utrecht University's CDH online lecture:
"Following the thing AI – from ecological ruinations to ecofeminist imaginations"
👉Thursday 20/11 at 15:30
cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...
"Following the thing AI – from ecological ruinations to ecofeminist imaginations"
👉Thursday 20/11 at 15:30
cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
📌 Utrecht University's CDH online lecture:
"Following the thing AI – from ecological ruinations to ecofeminist imaginations"
👉Thursday 20/11 at 15:30
cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...
"Following the thing AI – from ecological ruinations to ecofeminist imaginations"
👉Thursday 20/11 at 15:30
cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...
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This is going to be a big old thread where I dump thoughts, reactions, charts etc from the @iea.org World Energy Outlook 2025 :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkP...
www.iea.org/commentaries...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkP...
www.iea.org/commentaries...
World Energy Outlook 2025
YouTube video by International Energy Agency
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This is going to be a big old thread where I dump thoughts, reactions, charts etc from the @iea.org World Energy Outlook 2025 :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkP...
www.iea.org/commentaries...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkP...
www.iea.org/commentaries...