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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 29/09/2026

How deeply is AI transforming universities as organisations? What kind of universities are we going to have in the future? As universities become increasingly embedded in digital infrastructures and partnerships with AI companies, what decisions will they still be able to make independently?

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 09/09/2026

The 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝟑.𝟎 international conference is already here! I am excited to co-organise the third edition of Cyborg Workers 3.0 in Brussels: This year's theme is 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 📍 Brussels 📅 15–16 October 2026 www.etui.org/events/cybor...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 10/07/2026

The GDPR is one of the foundations of Europe's digital model. It protects people. Today, that foundation is at stake. Core safeguards should not be weakened, diluted, or traded away in pursuit of simplification or the promise of AI-driven innovation.

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 26/06/2026

Building 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 with our @etui.bsky.social training course on strategic foresight edition 2026 in Brugge. What to know more? Get in touch !

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 19/06/2026

Brand new 📚 at our ETUI Documentation Centre

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 11/06/2026

Bienvenidos a México 🇲🇽 ! A World Cup with a social reality in the background: As the legendary Azteca roars, madres buscadoras march for their desaparecidos, teachers strike, farmers protest for fair 🌽 prices, society aiming to leverage the media attention to spotlight the social unrest

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 22/05/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲? Sensitive data, genetic, health, behavioural mixed, matched & cross-referenced across systems, uncovering patterns traditional analysis misses. No technical barrier stops it Today @cpdpconferences.bsky.social 14h15 More info: www.cpdpconferences.org/schedule

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 06/05/2026

𝐀𝐈 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤, 𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞́𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜̧𝐚𝐢𝐬 🎧 Lundi 11 mai, je serai en ligne avec Martin Andree pour parler d’un sujet crucial : la bataille pour le contrôle des médias numériques, la domination des #BigTech, et les risques sur nos démocraties Inscrivez-vous www.etui.org/events/media...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 17/04/2026

𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🇮🇹 Lucky to be in a place of artistic, creative, intellectual exchange. Teachers' academic freedom, professional & pedagogical autonomy and the right to make judgments that no algorithm should make for them! How is society governing this?

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 26/03/2026

Teachers aren't just AI users, they must be more than just end-users of these systems.🔽 In this project, we are working towards making teachers becoming better informed and active about AI in schools and its impacts on working conditions. @etuce.bsky.social

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 20/03/2026

The arbeit.digital conference by @arbeiterkammer.at and @fesonline.bsky.social put forward interesting ideas to push for an 🇪🇺 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. A must to watch or dig in and a must to really make work that sovergnity at all levels

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 07/03/2026

🎙️ The next 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 @etui.bsky.social features renowned researcher @alexjwoodsociology.bsky.social Join us for a deep dive into algorithmic management Monday March 9th register at www.etui.org/events/conte...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 03/03/2026

Tomorrow is the day! 🚀 W Before this book lands in your hands, there's a whole journey behind it. The photos show our colleague Daniel Herpoel in our printing press, cutting, stacking, and preparing every single copy with care. From manuscript to machine to your hands and eyes

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 24/02/2026

🕗 Wednesday March 4, 5pm Brussels Come and join us for the book launch and a cocktail 🍾🥂 to celebrate ! www.etui.org/events/gover...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 18/02/2026

Next Monday 23 Join the next AI Talk featuring 𝑴𝒊𝒏 𝑲𝒚𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒆𝒆, UT Austin School of Information. We will explore the question: can we have 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? What mechanisms are available? Register: www.etui.org/events/worke...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 13/01/2026

When deploying AI systems in workplaces, do employers fully exercise their authority when decisions are mediated by third-party AI systems? Join the discussion today 🔽

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 12/01/2026

𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 @etui.bsky.social My first guest in 2026 is 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞̀ discussing the rise of “bosses-as-a-service”, and what it means for labour law, workplace governance, and regulation in the EU. 🗓️ 13 January, 14:00–15:00 CET 📍register: www.etui.org/events/outso...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 05/12/2025

📣 Join the 𝐸𝑇𝑈𝐼 𝐴𝐼 on the 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑂𝑚𝑛𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑠 We will discuss how it impact our fundamental, social and labour rights Register here: www.etui.org/events/omnib...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 26/11/2025

Happy to speak at the 𝑨𝑰4𝑯𝑬 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 (Brisbane), my first conference in HE. I presented: 'Building AI literacy via the ETUI AI Game: a tool for learning, strategic thinking and negotiation theailiteracylab.com/join-us-at-t...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 07/11/2025

Grateful to the organisers @velocitygravity.bsky.social Ans Sona Gachayeva at @stir.ac.uk and @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social for the opportunity to pre-launch the book 𝑨𝑰 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 and exchange with academics and authors on the challenges that AI brings to universities

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 30/10/2025

𝗡𝘂𝗺é𝗿𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻[𝘀] 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀. Together with Vincent Mandinaud, ANACT, we discussed how to act upon the growing digital 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 at work numerique-en-communs.fr

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 16/10/2025

📢 I am hosting today's 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 at European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, featuring Julie Lüpkes (@University of Oldenburg) & Marte Henningsen (Maastricht University). 🗓 Join at 14hr00CET ➡️ Registration: :https://lnkd.in/eGXHqEQX

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 30/09/2025

At the Hamad Bin Khalifa University, just before presenting the book 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 published by @etui.bsky.social A huge appreciation to all the authors who contributed their insights & research to this volume

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 28/09/2025

𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 Who bears responsibility when AI causes harm, damage, or loss? Is it the software developer, intermediary, deployer, end-user, regulator, or some other entity? We exchanged a diversity of views in this interesting panel at the 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 17/09/2025

As part of @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social 600th anniversary, I’m proud to contribute to 𝐀𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 with my essay 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤. I argue for anticipatory foresight and real-time reporting mechanisms so all actors can adopt a preventive oversight approach to AI.

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 25/05/2025

AI Dialogues Conference at @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social Joining the panel on AI and employment on May 26 9h00 at Mintlab in Leuven. There is substantive research in the topic, but what other questions do we to be addressed on AI at work? www.aimforthefutureconference.com/ai-dialogues

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 22/04/2025

Bioeconomy: key in the strategic agenda of the upcoming Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU At @EFFAT ExCo, Minister Jeppe Bruus highlights Denmark's plan to advance a sustainable & socially fair bioeconomy: where biotech plays a key role in the economic output.

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 16/04/2025

Join us in the ETUI AI Talk with @casilli.bsky.social 'Waiting for robots' Today 2:00pm

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 26/03/2025

AI Talks @ ETUI Do you want to know about AI and its implications on labour & society? @etui.bsky.social has put together the list of the AI Talks organised since 2022, an essential resource for understanding the critical aspects of AI 🎬Watch the series here www.etui.org/listing/even...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 13/03/2025

Join me for an 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 @ @etui.bsky.social with Prof. Juan Carlos de Martin @nexacenter 🔎 @jcdemartin.bsky.social will take a critical look at generative AI - engage in the insightful discussion 🗓️ Wednesday, March 19 at 14:00 CET Bring your questions & register here: crm.etui.org/form/ai-talk...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 06/03/2025

Do you do more 'creative work' when you use #chatgpt? This is what an industry-led survey suggests:workers using #GenAI report productivity gains + creative engagement. It also says that this is not an automatic guarantee for job quality www.ft.com/content/82ba...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 16/02/2025

📢 Shoutout to all #TradeUnions. A must-watch documentary 🎬 'Les Sacrifiés de l’IA' (The Sacrificed of AI) – exposes the realities of #data #workers. Behind every #AI system, workers face poor conditions & exploitation

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 11/02/2025

Well, at the #AIActionSummit, there is a representative from the Vatican participating in the panel on the Future of Work, not on religion

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 10/02/2025

Quoting @dacemoglumit.bsky.social input today at the #AIActionSummit: #AI needs to change direction, move away from techno-determinism, and be developed in a way that empowers workers www.etui.org/publications...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 31/01/2025

Join me in the 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 @ @etui.bsky.social 🎙️Special guest Laura Caroli @csis.org Topic: AI safety and fundamental rights under current transatlantic developments. Exploring their impact on AI governance. 📆 Feb 4 🕓 16:00CET ▶️Register: shorturl.at/3Dy7q #AI #DigitalRights #AIRegulation #AIAct

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 19/12/2024

🎆 Join us in Brussels on February 13-14 2025 for the @etui.bsky.social conference: 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟮.𝟬 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 Multidisciplinary international conference: the social and environmental costs of big tech ▶️Register here: www.etui.org/events/cybor...

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 18/12/2024

📑 New ETUI Policy Brief calls for stronger political action to address the hidden human and environmental costs of #GenerativeAI 🧑‍💼 Human #labour in fact plays a central role in every phase of the development, often under precarious conditions Read it here 🔗 etui.org/Z85

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo @aidaponcedelcastillo.com · 27/11/2024

Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity” www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...

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