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Casey Lynch

@casey-lynch.bsky.social
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Geographer at the Universitat de Girona. Cities, labor, politics of AI/robots/automation. CAT/ENG/ESP 🏳️‍🌈

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Thomas Dekeyser @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For RGS attendees: there is an 'Author Meets Critics' session coming up Thursday for 'Techno-Negative' to talk tech refusal, abolitionism,... Thanks to @casey-lynch.bsky.social & those who kindly agreed to comment @davidjbissell.bsky.social @sophiamaalsen.bsky.social @hannahmorgann.bsky.social
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Casey Lynch @casey-lynch.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Avui a les 18h!
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Casey Lynch @casey-lynch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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Thomas Dekeyser @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
New paper with @casey-lynch.bsky.social on AI refusal, an introduction to our special issue on the topic. We examine cultural practices as potentially privileged, if messy and imperfect, sites of AI refusal. DM me for a PDF journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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David O'Connell @daviduk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
It's actually as simple as this.
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Rahawa Haile @rahawahaile.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
For COYOTE, I wrote about hanging out with a bunch of nice geographers during a decidedly terrible time for academia.
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Entanglements Lost: My Day at a Geography Conference in San Francisco
On making friends with maps and Marxists.
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Thomas Dekeyser @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
💥 New publication out on the alignment of AI & authoritarianism 💥 We argue that AI is not simply extending, but actively modulating, key dynamics of authoritarianism, and present a flexible analytical framework to account for these changes. rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Klaudia Prodani @kprodani.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
🚨New article🚨 Why has the promise of universal ownership been broken, as @benbraun.bsky.social has suggested? Our argument: because the Big Three are hardly universal. They mainly invest in those that can insulate themselves from environmental harm - big tech & financials in the Global North. 🧵
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Rob Kitchin @robkitchin.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Rethinking urban AI: a critical posthumanist perspective on intelligence, autonomy, and agency by @fabio-iapaolo.bsky.social and @casey-lynch.bsky.social in Urban Geography www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Rethinking urban AI: a critical posthumanist perspective on intelligence, autonomy, and agency
This article interrogates the reconfiguration of human-technology relationships through urban artificial intelligence (AI), complicating how the human subject is understood and invoked within urban...
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fabio iapaolo @fabio-iapaolo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Excited to share a new open access article with @casey-lynch.bsky.social, just out in @urbangeography.bsky.social: "Rethinking urban AI: a critical posthumanist perspective on intelligence, autonomy, and agency": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Casey Lynch @casey-lynch.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
New article in Urban Geography! @fabio-iapaolo.bsky.social and I question concepts of intelligence, autonomy, and agency in urban AI literature through a discussion of the critical posthumanisms of Braidotti, Latour, and (in particular) Hayles to multiply the sites and actors of urban AI politics.
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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Governance can't be automated. A new one from me in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Governance can’t be automated
On the corners of the Holborn viaduct in central London, there are four statues: Commerce, Agriculture, Fine Art, and Science. The figure representing Science looks like she should be in Ancient Greec...
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
If you’re comfortable, here’s a form to submit info on terminated NSF grants for greater collective transparency and insight among grantees: Kudos to @scott-delaney.bsky.social for putting together. airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NSF grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025.

We are tracking these grants to increase transparency, organize affected PIs, and facilitate responses, including via litigation. Please share the form as widely as possible with your networks. 

We are actively building a pipeline to organize these terminations and will soon have a tracker akin to our NIH grant tracker at https://airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJLocRy/shrNto1NNp9eJlgpA

WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF ANYONE WHO USES THIS FORM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. We will keep your identity confidential.

These resources are maintained by Noam Ross of rOpenSci and Scott Delaney of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with input and support from additional volunteers. For any questions, please contact Scott Delaney on Signal (sdelaney.84).
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
It's pruning season in the wine vineyards. on CAs Central Coast. Gerardo is grinding the branches and trunks that other workers pruned to make mulch that will be used to control weeds, improve soil health, and help the vines withstand extreme temperatures. #WeFeedYou
A farm worker sitting on the tractor he uses to move the grinder
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Australian Geographer @austgeo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Iveson, K., & Melo Zurita, M. de L. (2025). The ups and downs of telecommunications infrastructure: the urban geopolitics of communications cabling in colonial Sydney. Australian Geographer, 1–31. #geosky
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The ups and downs of telecommunications infrastructure: the urban geopolitics of communications cabling in colonial Sydney
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Sam Kinsley @samkinsley.uk · 24/02/2025
First proper article in five years, due to life stuff. If you’re interested in work, automation, the future & imagination this may be of interest #geosky doi.org/10.1177/0263...
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Casey Lynch @casey-lynch.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
@sophiamaalsen.bsky.social @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social and I are hoping to organize a session on the theme of 'Authoritarianism and the Geographies of AI' at this year's RGS-IBG (26-29 August 2025, Birmingham, UK). Please consider submitting! #geography #rgs
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Fran Meissner @fmeissner.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Have you always wanted to learn about social and ethical dimensions of geotechnologies? #GéoTechE free online course now open for sign up! www.geoversity.io/courses/geot... Including introduction to #CriticalRemoteSensising #GeoAIEthics #CriticalDataStudies and much much more!
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 12/02/2025
“African Tech Workers Rising is organising for better wages, mental health protections and professional standards in Kenya and beyond. We are doing this because AI is not magic. Behind every algorithm are thousands of hidden workers labelling, training & moderating data under precarious conditions.”
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I was a content moderator for Facebook. I saw the real cost of outsourcing digital labour | Sonia Kgomo
Tech firms must invest in and respect the people who filter social media and label the data that AI relies on, says Sonia Kgomo, an organiser with African Tech Workers Rising
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Ayona Datta @ayonadatta.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
📣 CfP ALGORITHMIC REFUSAL: CREATIVITY AND CODEABILITY IN DIGITAL URBAN GOVERNANCE @rgsibg.bsky.social conference in Birmingham. Organisers: @ayonadatta.bsky.social @fennaimara.bsky.social and Mariana Reyes DEADLINE for abstracts: 21st February 2025. 👇 www.regionalfutures.org/all-outputs/...
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'Algorithmic Refusal: Creativity and Codeability in Digital Urban Governance' CfP at the RGS-IBG, Birmingham 2025 — Regional Futures
Algorithmic Refusal: Creativity and Codeability in Digital Urban Governance RGS-IBG Annual Meeting, Birmingham 2025 Session Organisers: Prof Ayona Datta, Dr Fenna Hoefsloot, Dr Mariana Reyes ...
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Sophia Maalsen @sophiamaalsen.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing @erinmcel.bsky.social “Silicon Valley Imperialism” published by @dukepress.bsky.social. Spoiler alert: it’s excellent! You can read my review in Dialogues in Urban Research here: doi.org/10.1177/2754...
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What is Silicon Valley Imperialism? - Sophia Maalsen, 2025
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Sophia Maalsen @sophiamaalsen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Are you thinking through questions about authoritarianism & AI? Do you like geographers? If so, please consider this session on ‘Authoritarianism and the Geographies of AI’ by @casey-lynch.bsky.social & @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social & myself which we are hoping to get up at this year’s RGS-IBG.
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Casey Lynch @casey-lynch.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
@sophiamaalsen.bsky.social @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social and I are hoping to organize a session on the theme of 'Authoritarianism and the Geographies of AI' at this year's RGS-IBG (26-29 August 2025, Birmingham, UK). Please consider submitting! #geography #rgs
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Ayona Datta @ayonadatta.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
👆Presentations by fantastic scholars @samkinsley.uk @sophiamaalsen.bsky.social @marxist.af @casey-lynch.bsky.social Matt Zook, Jingya Dai, Sanjana Krishnan, Otello Palmini, Luis Lozano-Paredes, Elizabeth Resor.
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Ayona Datta @ayonadatta.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Thrilled to announce our triple session on 'Urban AI Spectrums' in the @geographers.bsky.social #AAG2025 meeting in Detroit. Co-organised with Federico Cugurullo and Caprotti. Join us on 26 March 2025, Room 330A, Level 3, Huntington Place. www.regionalfutures.org/all-outputs/...
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'Urban AI Spectrums' triple session at the AAG 2025, Detroit — Regional Futures
Urban AI spectrums Sponsored by the Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group (CISG) and the Digital Geographies Specialty Group (DGSG) in AAG Organisers: Federico Cugurullo (Trinity College Dubli...
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🦋Comisiones Obreras @ccoo.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Cualquier posibilidad de negociación colectiva desaparece. Una especie de espiral del silencio. Se debe considerar la culminación del modelo socioeconómico neocapitalista. Al menos, hasta ahora… ¿Podría comenzar a cambiar?
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🦋Comisiones Obreras @ccoo.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
#GenteConClase Nº 79 “Caso Glovo o el principio del fin de la precariedad pedaleante” #PincharElGlovo genteconclase.ccoo.es Las personas empleadas en las plataformas como Glovo no establecen una relación de dependencia en el trabajo respecto a otras personas, sino respecto a un algoritmo opaco.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 05/01/2025
“While SB 1120 does not entirely prohibit the use of AI technology, it mandates that human judgment remains central to coverage decisions. Under the new law, AI tools cannot be used to deny, delay or alter health care services deemed medically necessary by doctors.”
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New California law prohibits using AI as basis to deny health insurance claims
While SB 1120 does not entirely prohibit the use of AI technology, it mandates that human judgment remains central to coverage decisions
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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Barcelona now the European spyware centre, especially for Israeli experts avoiding the live war for cybercrime thinly disguised www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
«Por definición, las empresas, no importa las buenas intenciones que tengan, no se pueden autorregular. Eso tiene que venir de fuera. Lo raro sería que, en la historia, todas las industrias se hayan regulado menos esta» www.mujerhoy.com/actualidad/s...
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El salvaje oeste de la IA: por qué la inteligencia artificial vive sumida en el caos
En febrero, Francia acogerá una Cumbre Mundial sobre inteligencia artificial que aspira a poner un poco de orden en el caos. Los expertos nos explican por qué 2025 podrí
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 23/12/2024
“Algorithm glitches are one facet of a dilemma that computer scientists and doctors have long acknowledged but that is starting to puzzle hospital executives and researchers: Artificial intelligence systems require consistent monitoring and staffing to put in place and to keep them working well.”
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Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans
Despite the hype over artificial intelligence in medicine, the systems require consistent monitoring and staffing to put in place and maintain.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
BREAKING: Amazon warehouse workers in Garner, NC have filed for a union election after three years of organizing. If they win, RDU1 would be the second unionized warehouse in the U.S.
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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Happening now: Amazon Labor Union workers and supporters are rallying outside JFK8 on Staten Island ahead of a midnight strike due to Amazon refusing to come to the bargaining table following a Dec. 15 deadline. #STRIKEMAS
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Sindicat de Llogateres @sindicatlloguer.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
🔴 ARA SÍ. El Congrés admet a tràmit la nostra proposta per regular els lloguers de temporada i d'habitacions. Però el que cal ara és que s'aprovi. Cada dia que passa sense acabar amb aquesta estafa són persones forçades a signar contractes escombraria i famílies expulsades.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
A new @rooseveltinstitute.bsky.social report is sounding the alarm on “Uber for nursing.” Hospitals are using gig apps for nursing, with some nurses paying to bid on shifts and offering to work for less to win those bids. The full extent of this 'gig nursing' is unknown.
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‘Uber for nursing’: alarm over use of AI to aid US nurses and healthcare
Report by Roosevelt institutes argues apps encourages nurses to work for less pay and can threaten patient wellbeing
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Tim Christiaens @timchristiaens.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Worrying piece by @sarahoconnorft.bsky.social about the gig economy employment model moving to retail. The risk for workplace domination looks rampant: retailers review workers after every gig and these reviews determine workers’ chances at future gigs. www.ft.com/content/0998...
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The gig economy is coming to a shop near you
Apps that let retailers hire freelance staff by the shift are increasing in popularity
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Casey Lynch @casey-lynch.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
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How Amazon Is Ruining Christmas
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Ayona Datta @ayonadatta.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Delighted to share that Federico Cugurullo, Federico Caprotti and myself have organised 3 sessions on 'Urban AI Spectrums' @geographers.bsky.social annual meeting. Includes presentations by @sophiamaalsen.bsky.social @casey-lynch.bsky.social @marxist.af @samkinsley.uk Matt Zook and others
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time. The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout. Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
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How Amazon Ruined Christmas
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Tim Christiaens @timchristiaens.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Writing a piece on AI in the workplace and I can’t stop thinking about McDonald’s failed attempt at fully automated drive-thru. Just customers screaming at an AI to beg for some water and an ice cream, and getting packages of butter and ketchup instead. www.cbsnews.com/news/mcdonal...
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McDonald's ends AI drive-thru orders — for now
Despite customer flubs, fast-food giant says it still sees "tremendous opportunity" for using voice bots in drive-thru lanes.
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UGT Serveis Públics de Catalunya @ugtspcat.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Les treballadores i els treballadors de Sanejament Urbà de Barcelona convoquem 3 dies de vaga coincidint amb festes de Nadal! Exigim que l’Ajuntament intervingui per desbloquejar la negociació i cobrar els endarreriments. 
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Treballadors de la neteja convoquen 3 dies de vaga coincidint amb les festes de Nadal
El sindicat UGT ha convocat tres dies de vaga del servei de neteja aquest desembre, coincidint amb les festes de Nadal. Demanen la revisió salarial del 2023.
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🦋Comisiones Obreras @ccoo.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
📢‼️ ¿Trabajas en Glovo? ¡Esto te interesa! Glovo ha anunciado que abandonará el modelo de falsos autónomos. Esto se debe a la aplicación de la Ley Rider, una normativa clave que desde CCOO llevamos al diálogo social para proteger a las personas trabajadoras de las plataformas digitales. 👇🏻
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Escuela para todos. School for Everyone. CNT, Valencia, 1936. By Vicente Ballester Marco
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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
From the algorithmic societies team, “A world model: on the political logics of generative AI”, #PoliticalGeography #AI #machinelearning www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A world model: On the political logics of generative AI
The computational logics of large language models (LLMs) or generative AI – from the early models of CLIP and BERT to the explosion of text and image …
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sharkarms @sharkarms.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Keep pushing! The ocean should not be a mine. www.cnbc.com/2024/12/02/n...
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Norway hits pause on controversial deep-sea mining plans
Norway has shelved plans to open a vast ocean area at the bottom of the Arctic for commercial-scale deep-sea mining.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 04/12/2024
“This banal tapestry of AI advertisements depicts the industry more accurately than any one company can. Most companies don’t really know what AI is good for, and the ways people use AI today are somewhat discomfiting, automating many of the very tasks that make us human.”
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The abject weirdness of AI ads | TechCrunch
"I'm trying to find holiday gifts for my sisters. I open a bunch of tabs, I want my wife's advice." That's Browser Company CEO, Josh Miller, in his
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Casey Lynch @casey-lynch.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Important win for platform workers’ rights in Spain.
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keep your electric eye on me @ubisurv.net · 30/11/2024
Yes. We should not have to restructure education because of ChatGPT, we should close down ChatGPT.
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