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HumanityExists @humanityexists.bsky.social · 4h

Necessary voices for all of humankind. I do not say that lightly.

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Right Livelihood @rightlivelihood.org · 6h

What happens when an AI researcher challenges the direction of the industry from within? Meet @timnitgebru.blacksky.app, one of the 2026 Right Livelihood Laureates — a pioneering researcher confronting concentrated power in artificial intelligence. rightlivelihood.org/the-change-m...

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thrilled to announce that the De Gruyter Handbook of Critical Data Studies, co-edited by @ulises-mejias.bsky.social , @jasminemcnealy.com, and yours truly, is now out! 33 chapters, 50+ authors, and a wide range of perspectives on power, policy, methods, case studies, and resistance.

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Arte es Ética @arteesetica.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Cuando el cuerpo humano se convierte en la materia prima para alimentar sistemas de IA. «Lo primero que me llamó la atención fue lo que se les pedía a estos trabajadores: No solo su tiempo. No solo su atención. Sino sus cuerpos, sus hogares, sus hijos» James Mojez Oyange, para Data Worker´s Inquiry

“Just Send us Pictures of Your feet”: Consent and Biometric Extraction in the AI Supply Chain
The boundary between labour and personal resource has disappeared: the human body becomes raw material.

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ulises-mejias.bsky.social @ulises-mejias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

New book out: De Gruyter Handbook of Critical Data Studies. Edited by Ulises Mejias (ulises-mejias.bsky.social), Jasmine McNealy (@jasminemcnealy.com) and Milagros Miceli (@milamiceli.bsky.social). Thanks to the authors of this incredible collection of 33 chapters! tnyr.me#NAUVTms1Dm

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andrew @andrew-whelan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The De Gruyter Handbook of Critical Data Studies is out! The first Critical Data Studies handbook, with 30 chapters and research on AI, data activism, data extractivism and surveillance from all over the world. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Data Workers’ Inquiry @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What happens to consent in a workplace where refusing a request means losing work? Find out in the new report by James Mojez Oyange, one of the workers whose face, voice and documents were collected by the companies that employed him. data-workers.org/mojez/

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The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"The community must be the author of its own world." @adiod.bsky.social envisions a future in which a Zimbabwean community rejects an AI surveillance program and designs a cattle-tracking system, drawing upon the relational data governance it has practiced for generations. urlvanish.com/0a108bae

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Whose Categories? Whose AI?

The man from the Ministry of Local Government arrives on a Monday, chisi, the day villagers do not go to the fields.

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The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"I imagine myself as a small stone in a powerful gear mechanism, so that data workers are not completely run over without any resistance." From @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social, a firsthand account of conditions and resistance from Apple's outsourced data workers. data-workers.org/luciana/

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“This is Capitalism”: Apple’s Hidden Data Workers at the Shadows of the AI Boom, by Luciana

The working conditions and resistance of Apple's outsourced data workers in Spain.

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hidden data workers at Apple, training LLMs? In Europe? Of course! And you know what? The pattern is depressingly familiar: outsourcing, price discrimination, precarization, alienation. But don’t take it from me. Have a look at Luciana’s firsthand investigation 👇

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Tim Newman @tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Highly recommend this by @morganklauss.bsky.social @perhaxis.bsky.social @milamiceli.bsky.social et al re: AI data workers “caught within a regime of entrapment: interconnected mechanisms that make it difficult for workers to leave or improve positions” www.morgan-klaus.com/pdfs/pubs/Ka...

Abstract: The rapid expansion of the AI industry relies heavily on the production, verification, and maintenance of data, otherwise known as "data work". Companies outsource and offshore this work through global AI supply chains that operate under exploitative conditions. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with Kenyan data workers across platforms and BPOs, this paper examines how such conditions take shape and persist. We argue that workers are caught within a regime of entrapment, a system of interconnected mechanisms that make it difficult for workers to leave or improve their positions. These mechanisms include the push to invest in the promise of ‘AI’ jobs, the use of precarious contracts to govern workers, the capture of regulatory institutions, and the exploitation of global labor arbitrage. Using complementary lenses of neoliberal governmentality, precarity, and supply chain capitalism, we analyze why labor mobilization in this sector remains uniquely constrained. We conclude by outlining an orientation for research and scholarly practice that can support workers’ organizing efforts and contest the structural conditions sustaining this regime.

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Data Workers’ Inquiry @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🏆We got an Award of Distinction at Ars Electronica 2026!! Prix Ars Electronica is the world’s most prestigious awards at the intersection of art, technology, and society, and a huge recognition to our commitment to advancing worker-led, collective knowledge production ➡️ archive.aec.at/prix/319125/

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The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations to the Data Workers' Inquiry team. Incredibly well deserved 🎉🎉🎉

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 24/06/2026

Incredibly well deserved. Huge congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I am incredibly proud and honored by this recognition and look forward to seeing some of our work exhibited at the Ars Electronica Festival. I'll be there to receive the award! 📅 9–13 September 2026 📍 Linz, Austria

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🤖 AI systems rely on more than algorithms - they also depend on the labor of millions of data workers. How can AI governance better protect their rights and amplify their voices? Join our online panel tomorrow. ➡️ Register here: t1p.de/yrvw5

Rethinking policies with and for data workers: Labor issues in the governance of AI supply chains. Wann: 16.06.26, 18-19:30pm
Guests: Srravya Chandhiramowuli (The University of Edinburgh), Ephantus Kanyugi (Data Labelers Association), Nighat (Aapti Institute). Host: Tianling Yang (Technische Universität Berlin, Weizenbaum-Institut).

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Very proud of this collaboration with @utaw.tech, and delighted to see Fasica Berhane putting her exceptional reporting skills at the service of TikTok workers in London. Thanks @joxn.bsky.social for supporting the making of this report! ➡️ data-workers.org/fasica-utaw/

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web3privacy.info @web3privacy.info · 28/05/2026

Laurenz Sachenbacher from @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social joins Neo-Cypherpunk Summit lineup! He is completing master's in the field of Philosophy of Technology at TU Berlin. Expert in Marxist theory, the history of labor struggles, and ethical reflections on tech. s26ber.web3privacy.info

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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

THIS WEDNESDAY: join @dairinstitute.bsky.social as we launch the Luddite Lab Resource Hub, a resource for workers fighting AI at work. We provide strategies for worker-led governance and oversight of this tech through case studies, primers, and a resource library. www.eventbrite.com/e/launching-...

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Launching the Luddite Lab Resource Hub

Join DAIR and workers on the front line of resisting AI as we release the Luddite Lab Resource Hub, a new resource for fighting AI at work.

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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We are THRILLED to announce DAIR x GHOST fundraiser: if you haven't seen the film - or if you have - May 10 - 13 pay what you can to rent GHOST IN THE MACHINE on Kinema, all proceeds go to the freshest research in the space! Register and rent: notaidoc.com/dairxghost

Starlings fly across a blue sky, text on the image reads "May 10 - 13 Fundraiser DAIR x GHOST pay what you can to rent on Kinema, all rental proceeds during these dates go to the Distributed AI Research Institute" A button to RSVP to the side.

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Christian Strippel @strippel.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Am Mi, 27.5., 18 Uhr bringen wir @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social kritische Perspektiven auf #KünstlicheIntelligenz miteinander ins Gespräch. Ich freue mich den Abend mit @milamiceli.bsky.social @rainerrehak.bsky.social und @akeiner.bsky.social! Anmeldung: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/veranstaltun...

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EU Economy and Finance @eu-economy-finance.ec.europa.eu · 07/05/2026

AI is not replacing humans, said @milamiceli.bsky.social in a visionary talk at the Brussels Economic Forum. She said "nobody was fired because of AI, it is still a managerial decision". The research lead at @dairinstitute.bsky.social added: 'AI will always need the input of humans.'

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Casilli @casilli.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

🚨D-7 The call for papers for INDL-9 is still open—until April 30, 2026. This time our annual conference will be hosted on Sept 9–11, 2026 at the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva. www.indl.network/indl-9/ cc. @ubiquity75.xyz @posada.website @milamiceli.bsky.social #ai #work #labor

INDL-9 conference cfp submit until 30 April 2026

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Guerrilla Media Collective @guerrillamedia.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

«Te informamos de que hemos cambiado nuestra forma de trabajar y a partir de ahora todas las solicitudes de proyectos que recibas serán de posedición. Esta es nuestra tarifa de posedición». En resumidas cuentas, se trataba de un «lo tomas o lo dejas».

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Traductores contra la máquina 1: Cuando una buena agencia se echa a perder, por Laura Vuillemin - Guerrilla Media Collective

Era lo que se podía llamar «el cliente perfecto». Estuve recibiendo encargos interesantes y variados de forma regular durante años. Estaba en contacto directo con un meticuloso gestor de proyectos que...

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Ingo Dachwitz @roofjoke.netzpolitik.org · 15/04/2026

Heute gab es das erste Fachgespräch zu Datenarbeit überhaupt im Bundestag. Dass das Thema endlich auf der politischen Agenda ist, ein riesiges Verdienst der beharrlichen Arbeit von Joan, Milagros und Julia. Sie haben zahlreiche Ideen, wie es besser gehen könnte. Hier lest ihr meine Zusammenfassung:

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Heute sprach Weizenbaum-Forscherin Milagros Miceli im Bundestag über über die Arbeitsbedingungen von Datenarbeiter:innen, also von Beschäftigten, die Daten für das Training von KI-Systemen kennzeichnen und aufbereiten. 👉 Weitere Infos auf unserer Website: buff.ly/9BowXaS

Dr. Milagros Micel und Julia Kloiber in einem Saal im Bundestag.

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

📅 This Friday, April 17 ⏱️ 9AM PT / 6PM CEST Join @dairinstitute.bsky.social for a conversation on border & surveillance tech covering • Our latest projects on refugees & AI • A panel with Respond Crisis Translation • A workshop to imagine alternative tech futures 🎟️ 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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Martín Becerra @aracalacana.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Traducción al español del trabajo de Adrienne Williams y @milamiceli.bsky.social Data Work and its Layers of (In)Visibility en el sitio de la cátedra "Políticas de la Convergencia" (Comunicación UBA): El trabajo con datos y sus capas de (in)visibilidad politicasconvergencia.com.ar/traduccion-d...

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Arte es Ética @arteesetica.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

El fanzine «Trabajando para la Máquina: Fragmentos de vida y muerte de un moderador de contenido» expone las consecuencias psicológicas para los moderadores de contenido de META y de otras Big Tech. «Nada peor que mostrar humanidad en un lugar que se alimenta de cadáveres digitales»

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Pocas veces me verán recomendar algo con tanto énfasis como este fanzine sobre quienes filtran lo peor de internet para que el resto no tengamos que verlo. Lectura obligatoria si realmente querés saber lo que es la moderación de contenido. Disponible también en español: data-workers.org/horacio/

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Trabajando para la Máquina by Horacio Espinosa

Una investigación auto-etnográfica sobre la trituradora psicológica que es la moderación de contenidos. Revelando lo que no debería seguir oculto.

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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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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Datenarbeiter:innen trainieren die KI-Systeme, die wir täglich nutzen. Doch ihre Arbeit ist höchst prekär und gefährlich. Darum geht es nächste Woche im Bundestag. Weizenbaum Wissenschaftlerin Milagros Miceli wird dort als Expertin sprechen. 📅 15. April, 13-14 Uhr. Zur Anmeldung 👉 buff.ly/DjSTWXP

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Die Doku ist noch bis zum 28.05. in der arte Mediathek verfügbar 📺 @milamiceli.bsky.social @sixtus.net

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Arte es Ética @arteesetica.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Behind the Face of AI 💥 «¿Sabías que podes estar hablando con un trabajador precarizado en vez de un chatbot? No es automatización completa. Es trabajo humano desplazado hacia el ocultamiento, donde la precarización no se nota tanto» 🎯 @milamiceli.bsky.social @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This is a good opportunity to remind everyone that all pieces in the DWI can be used as classroom material. Our students deserve to know that chatbots in their favorite social media and messaging apps rely on precarized workers. ➡️ data-workers.org/france/

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Behind The Face of AI, by Clara and B.

This short comic details the experiences of data workers in France working for Scale AI as human chatbots. They explore what it is to be human and the consequences of acting like a machine.

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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Our final Sundance event is a FREE, VIRTUAL panel on a topic that we don't talk nearly enough about: the unseen labor costs of the AI industry. More info below but here's the sign-up link, it's tomorrow morning!

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Tackling the Ethics of AI Through the Making of GHOST IN THE MACHINE: Part 2

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

From Lúcio's report: “This account demonstrates that the challenges of moderation go far beyond graphic and disturbing content. They are rooted in a business model that treats human beings as disposable resources.” Full report available at data-workers.org/lucio/

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Behind the "For You" - Content Moderators under TikTok’s Control, by Lúcio

Portuguese Behind the „For You“ – Content Moderators under TikTok’s Control TikTok’s deliberate management strategies to maximize productivity at the cost of workers‘ well-being: a relentless metrics ...

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

What a privilege it was to join @congresofuturo.bsky.social in Chile 🇨🇱! I spoke on the main stage in Santiago, traveled south to give a talk in Chillán, joined the colloquium "Pensar la IA desde el Sur," discussed AI regulation at the Ministry of Science, and even met President Boric at La Moneda!

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Milagros Miceli dressed in a tropical-patterned blazer next to President Gabriel Boric at La Moneda

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Milagros Miceli at the main stage of Congreso Futuro

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Proud to be included in Business Insider’s AI Power List, which highlights the 25 most influential people in AI this year. This recognition reflects not only my research trajectory, but more importantly, the key role data workers play in the AI industry and the urgent need to do better by them.

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Arte es Ética @arteesetica.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

«A veces la gente cree que, por ejemplo, está hablando con un chatbot sexual y en realidad es un trabajador de Kenia precarizado» No dejen de ver esta entrevista de @norabar.bsky.social con @milamiceli.bsky.social derribando mitos frutos del hype en torno a la IA: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcDb...

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

AND ANOTHER THING, WHILE I'M AT IT: ENOUGH WITH THESE BULLSHIT CLAIMS THAT AI CAN REPLACE HUMAN TRANSLATORS!!! Translation is *not* the science of finding the perfect definition of a word from a foreign language and putting that definition into the text. Translators translate, of course. But!

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Arte es Ética @arteesetica.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

🚨 Nueva función de Twitter/X para fomentar el ABUSO y la violación de derechos. Ahora cualquier usuario podrá editar a través de Grok cualquier imagen de cualquier usuario de la plataforma, sean obras de arte, fotos familiares, etc. No hay opción para desactivarlo o impedirlo 🚨 📷 @pizza990 on X

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This doesn't just put artists at risk, it puts every Twitter user at risk. Anyone can use AI to edit images of real people posted on this platform, simply a family photo, PAST OR PRESENT. Why is this enabled by default without any consent of the people who shared those images?

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The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Must read new report from @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social co-researcher Michael Geoffrey Asia. Find more at data-workers.org and read more about the DWI project at www.dair-institute.org/projects/dat...

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Data Workers' Inquiry

The Data Workers' Inquiry is a global, radically participatory research initiative spanning nine countries across five continents.

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Ryan Richard Overbey @overbey.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Data Workers’ Inquiry continues its excellent project of amplifying voices of the human labor too often overlooked in debates about genAI. This latest report from Michael Geoffrey Asia is an essential read.

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