Dr. Elinor Carmi
@elinorcarmi.bsky.social
🌈 Feminist Senior Lecturer in data politics and social justice at City st. George's, Uni of London, UK. She/her.
https://elinorcarmi.com/
Working on data politics/feminist data/data&AI literacies/data justice/digital rights/ad tech industry/surveillance.
https://elinorcarmi.com/
Working on data politics/feminist data/data&AI literacies/data justice/digital rights/ad tech industry/surveillance.
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Dr. Elinor Carmi
@elinorcarmi.bsky.social
· May 23
🤩🎉NEW PUBLICATION ALERT! 🎊 I am thrilled to share my new OPEN ACCESS paper with Panagiota Nakou - "Building data citizenship and learning to resist in the datafied
society" -
Here's a short 🧵 on what we did ->
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
society" -
Here's a short 🧵 on what we did ->
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Say what you want about entertainers but this week what Stephen Colbert did was HUGE.
He also publicly came against his own network CBS saying that their announcement about what happened with the FCC was NOT done by consulting with him. His show will be missed. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
He also publicly came against his own network CBS saying that their announcement about what happened with the FCC was NOT done by consulting with him. His show will be missed. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
FCC chair Brendan Carr says media were ‘lied to’ over Stephen Colbert controversy
Carr says the Federal Communications Commission has also opened an enforcement action into ABC’s the View
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Say what you want about entertainers but this week what Stephen Colbert did was HUGE.
He also publicly came against his own network CBS saying that their announcement about what happened with the FCC was NOT done by consulting with him. His show will be missed. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
He also publicly came against his own network CBS saying that their announcement about what happened with the FCC was NOT done by consulting with him. His show will be missed. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more harm than good."
'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes...
www.404media.co
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more harm than good."
Yep this is also (part of) our argument in our @techpolicypress.bsky.social article about the UK gov's reliance on US big-tech as part of its AI Skils Hub. The UK chooses to deepen its dependency on US tech monopolies instead of collaborating with local UK orgs.
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
February 17, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Yep this is also (part of) our argument in our @techpolicypress.bsky.social article about the UK gov's reliance on US big-tech as part of its AI Skils Hub. The UK chooses to deepen its dependency on US tech monopolies instead of collaborating with local UK orgs.
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
Whether it's "trickle down economy", "self regulation", or "democratizing AI", billionaires try to sell us futures that very few actually benefit from with lies about distribution of wealth while it only concentrates between a few.
All the big-tech have been firing ppl while their CEOs get richer
All the big-tech have been firing ppl while their CEOs get richer
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Whether it's "trickle down economy", "self regulation", or "democratizing AI", billionaires try to sell us futures that very few actually benefit from with lies about distribution of wealth while it only concentrates between a few.
All the big-tech have been firing ppl while their CEOs get richer
All the big-tech have been firing ppl while their CEOs get richer
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Anthropic have been positioning themselves as the ethical AI company, what with their constitution and all.
So it will be interesting to see how they respond to this story.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
So it will be interesting to see how they respond to this story.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude in Venezuela raid, report says
Wall Street Journal says Claude used in operation via Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir Technologies
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Anthropic have been positioning themselves as the ethical AI company, what with their constitution and all.
So it will be interesting to see how they respond to this story.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
So it will be interesting to see how they respond to this story.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Remember when in 2021 Bill Gates said: "Within the next two or three years, I predict most virtual meetings will move from 2D camera image grids...to the metaverse, a 3D space with digital avatars”.
That blog post has since been missing, I wonder why 😉
www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-ai...
That blog post has since been missing, I wonder why 😉
www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-ai...
Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Remember when in 2021 Bill Gates said: "Within the next two or three years, I predict most virtual meetings will move from 2D camera image grids...to the metaverse, a 3D space with digital avatars”.
That blog post has since been missing, I wonder why 😉
www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-ai...
That blog post has since been missing, I wonder why 😉
www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-ai...
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If you are in the UK please consider signing the open letter to the government about this here: weandai.org/updated-open...
February 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
If you are in the UK please consider signing the open letter to the government about this here: weandai.org/updated-open...
It's been an honour and pleasure to take part in this important project, check out the final report here -> demos.co.uk/research/adv...
February 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
It's been an honour and pleasure to take part in this important project, check out the final report here -> demos.co.uk/research/adv...
If you are in the UK please consider signing the open letter to the government about this here: weandai.org/updated-open...
February 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
If you are in the UK please consider signing the open letter to the government about this here: weandai.org/updated-open...
So Anthropic stole the idea for their Claude ads against ChatGPT from Black Mirror's new season, first episode "Common People".
But do they think that Claude is not just a different episode of Black Mirror?
But do they think that Claude is not just a different episode of Black Mirror?
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
So Anthropic stole the idea for their Claude ads against ChatGPT from Black Mirror's new season, first episode "Common People".
But do they think that Claude is not just a different episode of Black Mirror?
But do they think that Claude is not just a different episode of Black Mirror?
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With this new skills hub the government is sending a message that all the academic thinking, writing, & talking about the ethnics of AI & best practices in the last ten years has been irrelevant because the tech industry knows best.
📢NEW OP-ED! Together with the brilliant @taniaduarte.bsky.social, @markwong.bsky.social, @suoman.bsky.social & @timdavies.org.uk we wrote for @techpolicypress.bsky.social why the new UK Government AI Skills Hub is undermining our democracy.
Our 🔑 points are->🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
Our 🔑 points are->🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
The Real Cost of the UK’s ‘Free AI Training for All’ is Democracy
Researchers argue the UK's 'AI Skills Hub' should be re-thought with input from civil society groups and public interest organizations.
www.techpolicy.press
February 11, 2026 at 9:30 AM
With this new skills hub the government is sending a message that all the academic thinking, writing, & talking about the ethnics of AI & best practices in the last ten years has been irrelevant because the tech industry knows best.
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But comms at Ring assured me it’s not mass surveillance 🙄
Here's a hidden secret of doorbell cameras, as revealed by Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping. They're recording even when you don't know it, and sending video to company servers even when you don't pay
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
But comms at Ring assured me it’s not mass surveillance 🙄
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"OpenAI has cut ties with one of its top safety executives, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product."
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
"OpenAI has cut ties with one of its top safety executives, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product."
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New YouGov polling across 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇹🇵🇱 shows strong public support for EU action on X.
60–78% say the EU should take further steps if X fails to address breaches of EU law.
peoplevsbig.tech/press-releas...
60–78% say the EU should take further steps if X fails to address breaches of EU law.
peoplevsbig.tech/press-releas...
Nearly Half of Europeans Want X Banned if it Continues to Break the Law - People vs. Big Tech
YouGov polling across 5 major EU countries also reveals that 70% of respondents want further action against X if it fails to respond to data privacy and
peoplevsbig.tech
February 11, 2026 at 10:28 AM
New YouGov polling across 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇹🇵🇱 shows strong public support for EU action on X.
60–78% say the EU should take further steps if X fails to address breaches of EU law.
peoplevsbig.tech/press-releas...
60–78% say the EU should take further steps if X fails to address breaches of EU law.
peoplevsbig.tech/press-releas...
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⚠️ Despite all the hype, chatbots still make terrible doctors. Out today is the largest user study of language models for medical self-diagnosis. We found that chatbots provide inaccurate and inconsistent answers, and that people are better off using online searches or their own judgment.
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
⚠️ Despite all the hype, chatbots still make terrible doctors. Out today is the largest user study of language models for medical self-diagnosis. We found that chatbots provide inaccurate and inconsistent answers, and that people are better off using online searches or their own judgment.
Check out our new op-ed! With @taniaduarte.bsky.social @markwong.bsky.social, @suoman.bsky.social, & @timdavies.org.uk.
We argue that these collabs normalize close relationships w/Big-Tech, setting them up to be key actors in governance who provide tech solutions to important social ‘problems’.
We argue that these collabs normalize close relationships w/Big-Tech, setting them up to be key actors in governance who provide tech solutions to important social ‘problems’.
The UK's "free AI training for all" program may offer free courses, but there is a cost to society for the government's approach. Elinor Carmi, Tania Duarte, Mark Wong, Susan Oman & Tim Davies argue it deepens Big Tech dependency while sidelining critical AI literacy and community organizations.
The Real Cost of the UK’s ‘Free AI Training for All’ is Democracy
Researchers argue the UK's 'AI Skills Hub' should be re-thought with input from civil society groups and public interest organizations.
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Check out our new op-ed! With @taniaduarte.bsky.social @markwong.bsky.social, @suoman.bsky.social, & @timdavies.org.uk.
We argue that these collabs normalize close relationships w/Big-Tech, setting them up to be key actors in governance who provide tech solutions to important social ‘problems’.
We argue that these collabs normalize close relationships w/Big-Tech, setting them up to be key actors in governance who provide tech solutions to important social ‘problems’.
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The Real Cost of the UK’s ‘Free AI Training for All’ is Democracy
via @elinorcarmi.bsky.social and co. Thank you for writing this.
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
via @elinorcarmi.bsky.social and co. Thank you for writing this.
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
The Real Cost of the UK’s ‘Free AI Training for All’ is Democracy
Researchers argue the UK's 'AI Skills Hub' should be re-thought with input from civil society groups and public interest organizations.
www.techpolicy.press
February 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The Real Cost of the UK’s ‘Free AI Training for All’ is Democracy
via @elinorcarmi.bsky.social and co. Thank you for writing this.
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
via @elinorcarmi.bsky.social and co. Thank you for writing this.
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
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100%
"But it is important to emphasize that profit-driven companies do not share the same values as democratic government bodies, or even necessarily believe in democracy itself."
"But it is important to emphasize that profit-driven companies do not share the same values as democratic government bodies, or even necessarily believe in democracy itself."
📢NEW OP-ED! Together with the brilliant @taniaduarte.bsky.social, @markwong.bsky.social, @suoman.bsky.social & @timdavies.org.uk we wrote for @techpolicypress.bsky.social why the new UK Government AI Skills Hub is undermining our democracy.
Our 🔑 points are->🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
Our 🔑 points are->🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
The Real Cost of the UK’s ‘Free AI Training for All’ is Democracy
Researchers argue the UK's 'AI Skills Hub' should be re-thought with input from civil society groups and public interest organizations.
www.techpolicy.press
February 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM
100%
"But it is important to emphasize that profit-driven companies do not share the same values as democratic government bodies, or even necessarily believe in democracy itself."
"But it is important to emphasize that profit-driven companies do not share the same values as democratic government bodies, or even necessarily believe in democracy itself."
📢NEW OP-ED! Together with the brilliant @taniaduarte.bsky.social, @markwong.bsky.social, @suoman.bsky.social & @timdavies.org.uk we wrote for @techpolicypress.bsky.social why the new UK Government AI Skills Hub is undermining our democracy.
Our 🔑 points are->🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
Our 🔑 points are->🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
The Real Cost of the UK’s ‘Free AI Training for All’ is Democracy
Researchers argue the UK's 'AI Skills Hub' should be re-thought with input from civil society groups and public interest organizations.
www.techpolicy.press
February 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
📢NEW OP-ED! Together with the brilliant @taniaduarte.bsky.social, @markwong.bsky.social, @suoman.bsky.social & @timdavies.org.uk we wrote for @techpolicypress.bsky.social why the new UK Government AI Skills Hub is undermining our democracy.
Our 🔑 points are->🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
Our 🔑 points are->🧵
www.techpolicy.press/the-real-cos...
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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📘 My new book States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society is out now (OUP). 👉 academic.oup.com/book/61834
I wrote it against a background of growing inequalities, fragile democracies, climate breakdown, and technologies that too often pull us apart instead of together.
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I wrote it against a background of growing inequalities, fragile democracies, climate breakdown, and technologies that too often pull us apart instead of together.
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States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society
Abstract. States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society argues that solidarity is essential for addressing the defining challenges of our time. While many s
academic.oup.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
📘 My new book States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society is out now (OUP). 👉 academic.oup.com/book/61834
I wrote it against a background of growing inequalities, fragile democracies, climate breakdown, and technologies that too often pull us apart instead of together.
👇
I wrote it against a background of growing inequalities, fragile democracies, climate breakdown, and technologies that too often pull us apart instead of together.
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With Jeff Bezos's dismantling of the Washington Post and Amazon's extensive ICE and DoD profiteering, it's imperative to understand precisely how both have openly become instruments of authoritarianism
How Jeff Bezos and Amazon became instruments of authoritarianism
And how to stop them
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
With Jeff Bezos's dismantling of the Washington Post and Amazon's extensive ICE and DoD profiteering, it's imperative to understand precisely how both have openly become instruments of authoritarianism
Morrow: "When a corporation gives you something there is always a price, do you know what it is?"
Joe: "Everything".
Morrow: "Everything doesn't beging to cover it".
Just finished Alien Earth (I know I'm late to the party), and it's one of the best critiques of big-tech I've seen in a while.
Joe: "Everything".
Morrow: "Everything doesn't beging to cover it".
Just finished Alien Earth (I know I'm late to the party), and it's one of the best critiques of big-tech I've seen in a while.
a hulu ad for alien earth shows a man asking if he can follow orders
ALT: a hulu ad for alien earth shows a man asking if he can follow orders
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Morrow: "When a corporation gives you something there is always a price, do you know what it is?"
Joe: "Everything".
Morrow: "Everything doesn't beging to cover it".
Just finished Alien Earth (I know I'm late to the party), and it's one of the best critiques of big-tech I've seen in a while.
Joe: "Everything".
Morrow: "Everything doesn't beging to cover it".
Just finished Alien Earth (I know I'm late to the party), and it's one of the best critiques of big-tech I've seen in a while.
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NEW: A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
NEW: A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex