Researchers from the OII, including @aboxiwu.bsky.social and Zoe Hawkins, in collaboration with Prof. Vili Lehdonvirta and the OECD's AI Policy Observatory, have co-authored a working paper and blog post on how to measure domestic public cloud compute availability for AI: oecd.ai/en/wonk/the-...

The geography of AI compute: Mapping what is available and where

Countries count AI compute infrastructure as a strategic asset without systematically tracking its distribution, availability and access. A new OECD Working Paper presents a methodology to help fill t...

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and @aboxiwu.bsky.social, visiting fellow investigating the AI global supply chain: ainowinstitute.org/contributor/...

⏳ Only one week left to send in your abstracts for our special issue of the @policyr.bsky.social on Big Tech in global security governance! We guest editors are really looking forward to reading your proposals. 🔽 CfP and submission guidelines below

Internet Policy Review@policyr.bsky.social · last yr.

#CfP: Special issue on #BigTech in global #security governance! What happens when digital giants learn to see the world through a #security lens? Edited by @mg-borelli.bsky.social, K. Ermoshina, F. Musiani & @gulnarazakharova.bsky.social 👉Submit abstract by 21 Sep: policyreview.info/events/call-...

it's been 3 months since @aboxiwu.bsky.social and I sowed some seeds in our tiny tech futures garden thanks to @daniadmiss.bsky.social, Arts Catalyst, flematu sessay and all the greats we continue to learn from and dream with 🌱 💚

jonathan w. y. gray@jwyg.bsky.social · last yr.

exploring tiny tech futures with @aytc0.bsky.social @aboxiwu.bsky.social @daniadmiss.bsky.social @danbarnard.bsky.social @timcowlishaw.co.uk & more ✨🌱🫧 jonathangray.org/2025/03/31/t...

Great to have the opportunity to discuss mine and @jaivipra.bsky.social's "Computing Commons" report with brilliant co-panellists @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, @aboxiwu.bsky.social, Guy Lalanne and Aleks Turobov. Thanks to everyone who joined, and to the @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk team for hosting!

Bennett Institute for Public Policy@bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · last yr.

Thank you to our guest speakers & delegates for attending the first day of The AI Value Chain: Research & Policy Priorities workshop today - organised in partnership with @oecd-ocde.bsky.social

The race for AI dominance hinges on who controls the keys to computing power. Our hidden gem of the week unveils how most resources still cater to elite research communities, not the public. By @halcyene.bsky.social & @jaivipra.bsky.social at @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3X7hMou

Looking forward to hearing from @oii.ox.ac.uk DPhil student @aboxiwu.bsky.social speaking at the upcoming @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk event ‘The AI Value Chain: Research and policy priorities’. Tuesday 6 & Wednesday 7 May 2025. Full details below. Find out more about her work: bit.ly/42oyQta.

Bennett Institute for Public Policy@bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · last yr.

📣 Join us for The AI Value Chain: Research & Policy Priorities— a 1.5-day workshop hosted by the @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk & @oecd-ocde.bsky.social 🗓️ 6–7 May 2025 📍 Online 🤖 Exploring AI hardware, innovation, & societal impact Register: bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/the-a... #AIValueChain

Looking forward to speaking at this event next month with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social @aboxiwu.bsky.social @alturobov.bsky.social! I'll be talking about my work with @jaivipra.bsky.social on how public compute—state provision of computing resources—can be used to reshape the AI sector. Sign up 👇

Bennett Institute for Public Policy@bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · last yr.

📣 Join us for The AI Value Chain: Research & Policy Priorities— a 1.5-day workshop hosted by the @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk & @oecd-ocde.bsky.social 🗓️ 6–7 May 2025 📍 Online 🤖 Exploring AI hardware, innovation, & societal impact Register: bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/the-a... #AIValueChain

The next season of our “Digital Economic Security Seminar” is about to embark - organised by yours truly and Vili Lehdonvirta. Check out our schedule and sign up here: diesl.eu/digital-econ...

Digital Economic Security Seminar – Spring 2025 Programme

Organisers/Hosts: Vili Lehdonvirta, Philipp Riederle Sessions: Tuesdays, 12pm–1pm (UK time), during Oxford term time, via Zoom Participation: Open to researchers and students from any university or re...

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🎤Digital Sovereignty for people and the planet. IIPP Prof @ceciliarikap.bsky.social will welcome a diverse panel of experts to the upcoming #IIPPInConversation event, addressing key questions on achieving digital sovereignty. 🔗Learn more & register here: buff.ly/S9s7ypx

Proud (& surprised) to receive the OII's @oii.ox.ac.uk 2024 Thesis Prize for my research 📚 "Frictions in the Cloud: An Ethnographic Case Study of Local Data Centre Contestation in the UK". www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

OII | Introducing the 2024 MSc Thesis Prize Winners

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 OII MSc Thesis Prizes. These prizes recognize outstanding work and contributions to the field.

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Writing up a draft manuscript for "Frictions in the Cloud" thinking about how global cloud infrastructures shape local social, political and environmental contexts 🌀💭

ana valdivia@anavaldi.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join us next week for these two amazing talks at the Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk: ☁️ Monday 10/03 15:30-17:30 "Frictions in the Cloud" by @aboxiwu.bsky.social. 🤖 Tuesday 11/03 17:30-18:30 "Who rules the AI age?" by @ceciliarikap.bsky.social. 👉 More: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Thanks for sharing Flematu's incredible visualisations of the Tiny Tech Futures workshop co-led by @aytc0.bsky.social and myself exploring how artists, educators and engineers can challenge the scale, centralisation and extractivism of contemporary digital technologies through their practices 🍃

jonathan w. y. gray@jwyg.bsky.social · last yr.

exploring tiny tech futures with @aytc0.bsky.social @aboxiwu.bsky.social @daniadmiss.bsky.social @danbarnard.bsky.social @timcowlishaw.co.uk & more ✨🌱🫧 jonathangray.org/2025/03/31/t...