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...
"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/...
#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
🎤 "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
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.
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...
📉 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
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
🤖 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
youtu.be/dv4cFDciBgE @ceciliarikap.bsky.social Great little catch up on what are the cloud, AI and access and ownership of out data
📉 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
@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
The president who fired hundreds of thousands of federal workers is nonetheless spending far more every day than his predecessors. www.pbump.net/o/trump-like...
🤖 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
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
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-...
💸 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: buff.ly/gfyQHBO
💸 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: buff.ly/gfyQHBO
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:
Join us on March 16 at @iipp-ucl.bsky.social !!
What a pleasure to host @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com talking about #Muskism
Join us on March 16 at @iipp-ucl.bsky.social !!
What a pleasure to host @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com talking about #Muskism
❌ 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): buff.ly/TpJBuk9
🤩🤩🤩 Gracias!!!!
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/...
🚨 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...
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...
💻 #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: buff.ly/DFDXWdb
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...
🎤 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: buff.ly/TS9HNgN
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...
