Ana Delicado
@anadelicado.bsky.social
STS scholar, cat lover, epicurist.
Researcher at the University of Lisbon.
Researcher at the University of Lisbon.
that's me.
Every presenter giving a talk with AI generated images.
Every person suggesting using AI to generate survey questions in a discussion.
Every person pulling up ChatGPT to come up with "suggestions" in workshops.
Every academic using it to review papers.
I think less of all of them.
Every person suggesting using AI to generate survey questions in a discussion.
Every person pulling up ChatGPT to come up with "suggestions" in workshops.
Every academic using it to review papers.
I think less of all of them.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
that's me.
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📣 Add your name to demand the EU suspend trade with Israel.
Because every euro traded means more weapons, more suffering, more lives lost.
👉 Sign the petition: go.wemove.eu/NoDealWithIs...
Because every euro traded means more weapons, more suffering, more lives lost.
👉 Sign the petition: go.wemove.eu/NoDealWithIs...
No EU Business with War Criminals
They call this a “peace deal.” We call it a cover-up for crimes no ceasefire can erase. Call on the EU to suspend its trade deal with Israel, stop arms exports, and sanction perpetrators of human…
go.wemove.eu
October 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
📣 Add your name to demand the EU suspend trade with Israel.
Because every euro traded means more weapons, more suffering, more lives lost.
👉 Sign the petition: go.wemove.eu/NoDealWithIs...
Because every euro traded means more weapons, more suffering, more lives lost.
👉 Sign the petition: go.wemove.eu/NoDealWithIs...
New publication (in Portuguese) with @jussararowland.bsky.social and João Estevens, the final article of the CONCISE project. It's part of a thematic issue we organised on science communication. revistas.rcaap.pt/analisesocia...
October 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
New publication (in Portuguese) with @jussararowland.bsky.social and João Estevens, the final article of the CONCISE project. It's part of a thematic issue we organised on science communication. revistas.rcaap.pt/analisesocia...
Next week we will be talking about social acceptability of a low TRL technology. Come and give us feedback: 748dd9f9.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFAL...
October 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Next week we will be talking about social acceptability of a low TRL technology. Come and give us feedback: 748dd9f9.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFAL...
Science is always political.
October 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Science is always political.
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Falamos que parecemos viver numa época de estupidez, e creio que estamos lentamente a admitir a causa. Este é um óptimo artigo sobre o fenómeno
open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Falamos que parecemos viver numa época de estupidez, e creio que estamos lentamente a admitir a causa. Este é um óptimo artigo sobre o fenómeno
open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
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Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.
Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.
Just. Keep. Reading.
Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.
Just. Keep. Reading.
September 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.
Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.
Just. Keep. Reading.
Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.
Just. Keep. Reading.
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THIS is what’s happening in Gaza:
- Destroying homes
- Cutting off aid
- Taking children’s lives
- Starving an entire population
Yet in Europe, Israel is still welcomed to play football, as if nothing is happening. Italy and other countries are preparing to host them for the World Cup qualifiers.
- Destroying homes
- Cutting off aid
- Taking children’s lives
- Starving an entire population
Yet in Europe, Israel is still welcomed to play football, as if nothing is happening. Italy and other countries are preparing to host them for the World Cup qualifiers.
September 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
THIS is what’s happening in Gaza:
- Destroying homes
- Cutting off aid
- Taking children’s lives
- Starving an entire population
Yet in Europe, Israel is still welcomed to play football, as if nothing is happening. Italy and other countries are preparing to host them for the World Cup qualifiers.
- Destroying homes
- Cutting off aid
- Taking children’s lives
- Starving an entire population
Yet in Europe, Israel is still welcomed to play football, as if nothing is happening. Italy and other countries are preparing to host them for the World Cup qualifiers.
Worth a reading: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
September 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Worth a reading: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
At a conference half a world away (online). Yesterday @jussararowland.bsky.social took my place in presenting about our current CCS projects very late in the evening, today it's my turn to replace her on a presentation on AI and governance.
September 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
At a conference half a world away (online). Yesterday @jussararowland.bsky.social took my place in presenting about our current CCS projects very late in the evening, today it's my turn to replace her on a presentation on AI and governance.
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Academics are under unrelenting pressure to accept the narrative of the inevitability of #generativeAI & to embrace it in teaching & learning. We resist - because it is ecologically destructive, ethically corrupt, & because it undermines the thinking abilities that make us both human & intelligent.
Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI
Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI
Even if all the known issues were magically resolved, we would still not want our students to use GenAI
www.irishtimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Academics are under unrelenting pressure to accept the narrative of the inevitability of #generativeAI & to embrace it in teaching & learning. We resist - because it is ecologically destructive, ethically corrupt, & because it undermines the thinking abilities that make us both human & intelligent.
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Since the majority of academics don't want to limit their privilege of conference tourism to protect the planet, the warming planet will force them to do it.
"We have already entered the beginning of the age of non-tourism..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"We have already entered the beginning of the age of non-tourism..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heatwaves, wildfires and the hot summers that could change how we holiday
With rising temperatures causing chaos worldwide, what does it mean to be a tourist in a world on fire?
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Since the majority of academics don't want to limit their privilege of conference tourism to protect the planet, the warming planet will force them to do it.
"We have already entered the beginning of the age of non-tourism..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"We have already entered the beginning of the age of non-tourism..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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📢 Call for Papers 📢
RN24 Midterm Conference call for papers: Technology in the face of global challenges
RN24/SSTNET invites submissions on the role of technology in addressing today’s global challenges, with a special focus on Europe
🗓️ Abstract deadline: 19 Sept 2025
🗓️ Conference: 26–27 Nov 2025
RN24 Midterm Conference call for papers: Technology in the face of global challenges
RN24/SSTNET invites submissions on the role of technology in addressing today’s global challenges, with a special focus on Europe
🗓️ Abstract deadline: 19 Sept 2025
🗓️ Conference: 26–27 Nov 2025
drive.google.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
📢 Call for Papers 📢
RN24 Midterm Conference call for papers: Technology in the face of global challenges
RN24/SSTNET invites submissions on the role of technology in addressing today’s global challenges, with a special focus on Europe
🗓️ Abstract deadline: 19 Sept 2025
🗓️ Conference: 26–27 Nov 2025
RN24 Midterm Conference call for papers: Technology in the face of global challenges
RN24/SSTNET invites submissions on the role of technology in addressing today’s global challenges, with a special focus on Europe
🗓️ Abstract deadline: 19 Sept 2025
🗓️ Conference: 26–27 Nov 2025
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La plaza del Ayuntamiento de París se ha transformado por completo. Árboles, sombras y un espacio mucho sano para sus vecinas y vecinos.
Claro que es posible no tener plazas que se conviertan en una sartén durante el verano, solo hace falta querer hacerlo.
Claro que es posible no tener plazas que se conviertan en una sartén durante el verano, solo hace falta querer hacerlo.
August 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
La plaza del Ayuntamiento de París se ha transformado por completo. Árboles, sombras y un espacio mucho sano para sus vecinas y vecinos.
Claro que es posible no tener plazas que se conviertan en una sartén durante el verano, solo hace falta querer hacerlo.
Claro que es posible no tener plazas que se conviertan en una sartén durante el verano, solo hace falta querer hacerlo.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Epá, que artigo absolutamente extraordinário. É raro ler algo que muda ou solidifica de imediato o meu ponto de vista sobre um assunto. Este é um desses casos.
July 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Epá, que artigo absolutamente extraordinário. É raro ler algo que muda ou solidifica de imediato o meu ponto de vista sobre um assunto. Este é um desses casos.
Same.
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Same.
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O projeto de investigação "Inovações Democráticas em Portugal", coordenado no ICS-ULisboa pelo investigador @robertofalanga.bsky.social esteve recentemente em destaque na RTP Notícias.
Para ler na íntegra: tinyurl.com/mvpb5xr4
Para ler na íntegra: tinyurl.com/mvpb5xr4
July 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
O projeto de investigação "Inovações Democráticas em Portugal", coordenado no ICS-ULisboa pelo investigador @robertofalanga.bsky.social esteve recentemente em destaque na RTP Notícias.
Para ler na íntegra: tinyurl.com/mvpb5xr4
Para ler na íntegra: tinyurl.com/mvpb5xr4
Useful.
Yesterday I used this "AI -Free Statement" in a conference talk for the first time. Still trying to figure out the exact language.
Feel free to borrow, modify, etc.
Feel free to borrow, modify, etc.
June 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Useful.
New article from our IoT project. The first version was submitted a year and a half ago. Much improved by several rounds of revision. Slow science.
doi.org/10.1332/2046...
doi.org/10.1332/2046...
Care and surveillance of children through domestic Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a range of technologies through which mundane objects are connected to the internet, collecting data about their environment and being able to be remotely operated. In ...
doi.org
June 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New article from our IoT project. The first version was submitted a year and a half ago. Much improved by several rounds of revision. Slow science.
doi.org/10.1332/2046...
doi.org/10.1332/2046...
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So well said!!! The people making these cuts just want to live in a fantasy world.
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
So well said!!! The people making these cuts just want to live in a fantasy world.