Rajesh Veeraraghavan

Associate Prof @georgetownsfs @UCBerkeley @BKCHarvard @WatsonInstitute
Patching Development @OxUniPress
Data, Tech, Global Dev

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

It has finally arrived! :) I just got my first physical copy of the book! Yay! So thrilled and relieved! :) Buy it from https://t.co/RxRTKYnmRI

[Jelani Nelson @minilek]

60 years ago the govt tried to replace migrant farm workers with Americans, the “A-TEAM”. Then …

“200 teenagers from New Mexico, Kansas and Wyoming quit after just two weeks … the A-TEAM was considered a giant failure and was never tried again”

https://t.co/K3UhoykZ4l

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

@grundrza Congratulations Zach!

[STIA @STIAGeorgetown]

🌍 In STIA Prof. @RajeshVeeraa's class, Senegal: Public Interest Technology class, Georgetown & DAUST students co-designed tech solutions to real-world challenges.

Read more: https://t.co/J2wyCrd53t

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

@STS_News @samgilb @Laurenebridges @SashaMTL @AndyMasley Thanks. I do agree that it is silly to blame the users for their environmental costs of these tools. In addition to asking for disclosures from these AI companies, I wonder why the utility companies aren't compelled to declare disproportionate water/electricity use?

[Chakri @samalochana]

In Andhra Pradesh, MGNREGA staff haven't been paid for the last 3 months. This is unjust to those ensuring rural livelihoods. Urging @PawanKalyan to address this urgently. #MGNREGA @MoRD_GoI @naralokesh #UnpaidWorkers #AndhraPradesh @LibtechIndia
@NREGA_Sangharsh
@nikhilmkss

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

Very interesting post. But, how does this help explain why these companies are going nuclear? Is it just a marketing ploy (hey, we are building our own power) to keep the stock market happy and get more people to use their AI products?

[Sam Gilbert @samgilb]

Should we be worried about the climate impact of our generative AI use? 🤔

It's complicated. Drawing on work by @Laurenebridges @STS_News @SashaMTL @AndyMasley + data from Ofgem, Water UK & the IEA, I tried to bottom it out 🙏

Warning: may distress roast potato lovers 🥔

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

@STS_News @samgilb @Laurenebridges @SashaMTL @AndyMasley How does this help explain why these companies are going nuclear? Is it just a marketing ploy (hey, we are building our own power) to keep the stock market happy and get more people to use their AI products?

[ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social @AcctResearchCtr]

Audit institutions are an essential part of anti-corruption mechanisms. Great to see @sowmyakidambi1 sharing experience from India at this session of the global forum of the World Bank's partnerships for anti-corruption. Learn on the history of participatory auditing in India from Sowmya's earlier blog with Suchi Pande and @nikhilmkss

https://t.co/14bx9cPYvY

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

Heart broken. I lost Michael Burawoy, a dear mentor and advisor to a tragic accident! He was the best teacher I have had in my life. His passion for scholarship and solidarity for the marginalized workers is unparalleled in academia. I know many others feel the same.

[Shriram Krishnamurthi (primary: Bluesky) @ShriramKMurthi]

Live view of professors joining Bluesky.

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

@vishalmisra Yep :)

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

@vishalmisra You may like this. https://t.co/qRenfG6Erk

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

I think we don't just need ethics courses in computer science, but political economy courses. @ShriramKMurthi

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

"I think CS TAs are unionized so you get $20/hour instead of $13" Marx is useful, even for computer scientists, yet some of them turn into libertarians, perhaps they take the Engels' "withering the state" part too prematurely...

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

@vishalmisra very intelligent :)

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

@KRManoharan ha. true! :) Also, make me think, what if the logic of legitimizing our friends' actions while condemning our enemies' wasn’t just for world powers? Could it be something we do too, in quieter, everyday ways? (no, this is not about faculty politics :)))

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

@STS_News correlation not fore sure. possibly Koch. https://t.co/X3fQc40kDR

[Rajesh Veeraraghavan @RajeshVeeraa]

@STS_News nice, thanks for this. Is there a similar chart you have seen on water use?