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The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"'There is this assumption,' Gebru added, 'that someone has to have a certain amount of literacy or that they have to speak a certain language in order for technology like AI to work very well for them.' DAIR flips that assumption."

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Building a More Equitable AI Design for Underrepresented Languages

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026

🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U....

Cover of my new book, Deep Unlearning: The Rise of AI and The Radicalization of a Tech Idealist.

There are two concentric circles in the book, the left being circuits in black an white, and the right being a bunch of dots with orange accents. The cover background is cream. And the words are written in black except for "Un" which is in orange.

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026

🔇🔇🔇 On Friday April 17th (9am PDT/5pm CET/7pm EAT), we'll have a virtual event introducing our Refugees, Migrants and AI research program which centers the lived experiences of refugees and migrants and puts power back into their hands🧵 ☘️☘️☘️ Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/refugees-a...

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Refugees and AI

Centering the lived experiences of refugees and their power building work in fighting against surveillance technologies.

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Arte es Ética @arteesetica.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"Too often, conversations about AI and surveillance are framed in abstract terms, as though these systems simply appear out of nowhere. But refugees and migrants are often among the first to experience their violence" @adiod.bsky.social @dairinstitute.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/timn...

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The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Check out the newest inquiry from the Data Workers' Inquiry and find more at data-workers.org 👇

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📣New paper! Thrilled to share the methodological recipe for @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social in this article co-authored with @adiod.bsky.social @krystalkauffman.bsky.social Camilla Salim Wagner, Laurenz Sachenbacher @alexhanna.bsky.social & @timnitgebru.bsky.social 👉 ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...

Proceedings of the Eighth AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society (AIES2025)

Methodological Considerations for Centering Workers’ Epistemic Authority in AIResearchMilagros Miceli1, 2, 3, Adio-Adet Dinika1, Krystal Kauffman1, Camilla Salim Wagner2, 3,Laurenz Sachenbacher2, 3, Alex Hanna1, Timnit Gebru11The Distributed AI Research Institute2Weizenbaum-Institute3Technische Universit ̈at Berlinmila@dair-institute.org, adio@dair-institute.org, krystal@dair-institute.org, camilla.salim.wagner@tu-berlin.de,l.sachenbacher@tu-berlin.de, alex@dair-institute.org, timnit@dair-institute.org

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Tim Newman @tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

A must read! Great investigation into the strategy of mass recruitment used by AI data work firms. (And featuring lots of great folks like @joan1k.bsky.social @ephantuskanyugi.bsky.social @datalabelers.bsky.social @casilli.bsky.social @adiod.bsky.social)

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The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Indeed, @adiod.bsky.social writes: “The choice facing Africa is...continue as a data colony providing cheap labour for surveillance tools that serve foreign interests, or assert digital sovereignty by developing governance frameworks that prioritise African lives” africainfact.com/ai-surveilla...

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AI surveillance and data colonialism shape African conflicts - Africa in Fact

On 3 November 2021, Professor Meareg Amare, a respected chemistry academic at Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, was gunned down outside his home by men wearing special forces uniforms....

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Adio Dinika @adiod.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Excited to be introducing this latest Inquiry...head to the data workers inquiry website and check out this new inquiry by @joan1k.bsky.social of the @datalabelers.bsky.social

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Caught up this week with @krystalkauffman.bsky.social and @adiod.bsky.social to plot what’s next for @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social: new inquiries, new events, and some big ideas in the works. More soon!

Krystal Kauffman, Adio Dinika and Milagros Miceli take a selfie outdoors

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Data Workers’ Inquiry @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Today, @milamiceli.bsky.social, @krystalkauffman.bsky.social and @adiod.bsky.social from the DWI team are in Barcelona to meet with some of these data workers. 📍Today at 5 PM. The event is open and anyone can attend! 👉 Learn more here: www.ibei.org/es/mesa-redo...

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Adio Dinika @adiod.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Alert! We have a powerful mental health intervention designed by data workers, for data workers. Drawing on her experience as a former content moderator and trained psychologist, our brilliant co-researcher Kauna Malgwi created a much-needed support system rooted in lived experience. Take a look 👇🏾

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Data Workers’ Inquiry @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

@adiod.bsky.social presenting at the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Flashpoint Symposium in Bremen. June 4th, 2025

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Krystal Kauffman @krystalkauffman.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🚨New Inquiry!! Today, we present Kauna’s mental healthcare proposal tailored specifically to data workers - addressing PTSD, burnout, depression, and more. Her plan delivers a way forward for those affected and a call for change. data-workers.org/kauna/ #MentalHealthInTech #DataWorkersInquiry

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A Mental Health Intervention for Data Workers, by Kauna Ibrahim Malgwi

A scalable mental health intervention designed for data workers, grounded in hands‑on insight and evidence‑based practice from my dual perspective as a former content moderator and a registered clinic...

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

New podcast! @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social are the authors of The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want, just out from HarperCollins. Business Insider calls it a “funny and irreverent deconstruction of AI.”

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Taking on the AI Con | TechPolicy.Press

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna are the authors of The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want, just out from Harper Collins.

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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Madison! Tonight, @emilymbender.bsky.social and I will be at @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social, in conversation with the great @millbot.bsky.social about our book! Come through! roomofonesown.com/event/2025-0...

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The AI Con by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna in Conversation with Emily Mills

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Philip Di Salvo @philipdisalvo.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The new episode of the "Machines That Fail Us" podcast is out now! Glad to host @adiod.bsky.social from @dairinstitute.bsky.social for a chat on the hidden human work behind AI training. Listen here on the @unisg.ch website or on your preferred audio platform ⤵️ www.unisg.ch/en/newsroom/...

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Machines That Fail Us #7 | The hidden human labor behind AI systems

In this episode, Philip di Salvo and Adio Dinika (DAIR) discuss the invisible labor behind AI systems and the various inequalities within the AI industry.

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Philip Di Salvo @philipdisalvo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The new episode of the "Machines That Fail Us" podcast is out now! Glad to host @adiod.bsky.social for a chat on the hidden human work (and nature) behind artificial intelligence. Listen here on the @unisg.ch website or on your preferred audio and podcasting platform ⤵️

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University of St.Gallen @unisg.ch · 28/02/2025

In the new episode of our podcast "Machines That Fail Us", host @philipdisalvo.bsky.social discusses with @adiod.bsky.social the invisible labor behind #AI systems and the various inequalities within the AI industry. #GenerativeAI 🎧Find out more and listen to new episode: unisg.link/mio

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Machines That Fail Us #7 | The hidden human labor behind AI systems

In this episode, Philip di Salvo and Adio Dinika (DAIR) discuss the invisible labor behind AI systems and the various inequalities within the AI industry.

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Carbono @carbonoufrgs.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Acaba de ir ao ar o volume 3 do Carbono. Orgulhosamente apresentamos uma entrevista com o escritor colombiano Barragán Castro, artigos de Liliana Doganova, @lclaberge.bsky.social e @adiod.bsky.social e uma resenha crítica de Helena Lukianski. Acessem e divulguem: www.ufrgs.br/carbono

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Adio Dinika @adiod.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

If you buy into the warped "DEI" narrative that portrays Black people as incompetent, while also defending Elmo’s fascist drivel, know this—I detest you deeply. You are a profoundly foolish blob of flesh masquerading as a person.

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Digital labor platforms in Africa offer both opportunities & challenges, with marginalized workers facing dispossession despite tech advancements. @adiod.bsky.social calls for policy reforms to protect worker autonomy & ensure equitable participation in economic shifts ➡️ doi.org/10.34669/wi....

Adio-Adet Tichafara Dinika: Trapped in the Matrix
Algorithmic Control and Worker Dispossession in the African Platform Econom, in: Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society 5(1)

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Adio Dinika @adiod.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

One of the most despair-inducing moments is talking to "non-scholars/activists" about AI. Their delight and amazement make me feel like Cassandra, warning of the labor exploitation and copyright theft propping up this shiny facade, only to be met with blank stares and or indifference

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Adio Dinika @adiod.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

After reading this article. leedsinternationalfestival.com/puny-gods-an... , my brother said, "You really hate AI." And I said, no, I dont hate AI, I hate the exploitation embedded in AI. Despite writing and researching on it for 3 years now, each conversation with a data workers leaves me scarred

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Puny Gods and Silicon Saviors: Challenging the AI Salvation Narrative | LIFI - Leeds International Festival of Ideas

Leeds International Festival of Ideas.

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Arte es Ética @arteesetica.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

"A pesar de que trabajamos para estas grandes empresas, somos la mano de obra barata y descartable para ellos": Oskarina Fuentes frente al Parlamento Europeo junto a @milamiceli.bsky.social hablando sobre la extrema precariedad de los trabajadores de datos de la industria de la IA 📢 #dataworkers

conference: “(Un)Artificial Intelligence: Workers Behind the Machine”

Artificial Intelligence, before answering all our questions and even driving our cars, needs to be trained by real humans. These people, called microworkers, constitute an unknown behind-the-scenes workforce. These microworkers will come from all over the world (including Syria, Colombia, the US, Spain and Italy), to give testimony to the European Parliament on their working conditions and provide us with valuable insights into the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the labour force behind it, highlighting the voices of data workers across Europe and beyond.

This event is co-organised with esteemed researcher Antonio Casilli, Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Paris and author of the notable publication En attendant les robots. Enquête sur le travail du clic.

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Oskarina Fuentes desde Colombia plantea los problemas estructurales exacerbados por las crisis económicas y políticas en América Latina: trabajadores de plataformas enfrentándose a horarios irregulares, incertidumbre, bajos salarios y tiempo no remunerado

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Adio Dinika @adiod.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

AI is neither Artificial nor Intelligent. Behind the sleek algorithms are real human workers—tagging, labeling, moderating—often underpaid and exploited. The intelligence? It’s extracted labor. The artificial? Just a narrative to obscure the human cost.

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Adio Dinika @adiod.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I made this thread on that other app, and thought I'd share it here as well, though my feeling is folk here are not as impervious to reading and critical thinking. I got annoyed at some well.meaning people (at least so I thought) saying "woke mind virus" and thought I'd talk about being woke

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Adio Dinika @adiod.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

One of the most frustrating things about academia is in addition to the low salaries, being expected to front your own money for travel, and then being treated with suspicion when you request reimbursement—like you're pulling some elaborate heist.

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Adio Dinika @adiod.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Over the last few months I've been in a creative frenzy and have finished my short story collection, now time to hunt for a literary agent.... any leads to agents who particularly have interest in Africa/Black writers?

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