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[BIG ANNOUNCEMENT] New Edition of “Waiting for Robots” (out Fall 2024 in the US)

The journey from En attendans les robots, which I published in 2019 in French (and was republished in pocket edition… read more [BIG ANNOUNCEMENT] New Edition of “Waiting for Robots” (out Fall 2024 in the US)

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How Robot Drive-Thrus Scare And Exploit Fast Food Workers

The narrative of automation is a capitalist scare tactic. Threatening to displace workers en masse, conceals the underlying reality: AI… read more How Robot Drive-Thrus Scare And Exploit Fast Food Workers

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[Video] French Company Annouced AI Would “Replace” Its Staff. What’s Behind the Press Release? (Feb. 15, 2024)

I participated in the discussion panel organized by French Union Solidaires Informatique. The panel, held in Paris, was titled “Les… read more [Video] French Company Annouced AI Would “Replace” Its Staff. What’s Behind the Press Release? (Feb. 15, 2024)

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[Video] Is AI Contributing to Global Inequalities? My Talk at the University of Groningen (21 Nov. 2023)

On Monday, 21 November 2023, Panoptiwork.eu and the Jantina Tammes School of Digital Society, Technology, and AI invited me to… read more [Video] Is AI Contributing to Global Inequalities? My Talk at the University of Groningen (21 Nov. 2023)

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[Video] Effective Regulation and the Real Risks of AI (My Inagural Lecture for the Academic Year, University of Lisbon, 9 Nov. 2023)

The Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS) at the University of Lisbon recently kicked off its academic year with an inagural… read more [Video] Effective Regulation and the Real Risks of AI (My Inagural Lecture for the Academic Year, University of Lisbon, 9 Nov. 2023)

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[Video] Conference on Algorithmic Workplace – Ethics, Regulation, and Autonomy – at the Fondazione Feltrinelli (Milan, Oct. 19-20, 2023)

I had the pleasure to curate the two-day conference “Work in the Time of Algorithms”, as the new edition of… read more [Video] Conference on Algorithmic Workplace – Ethics, Regulation, and Autonomy – at the Fondazione Feltrinelli (Milan, Oct. 19-20, 2023)

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[Video] Wrapping Up Three Great Days of Our Annual Conference INDL-6 in Berlin (Oct. 9-11, 2023)

Back in 2017, we set up the European Network on Digital Labor with a few friends. The project evolved into… read more [Video] Wrapping Up Three Great Days of Our Annual Conference INDL-6 in Berlin (Oct. 9-11, 2023)

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Who trains the data for Artificial Intelligence in Brazil? New co-authored report

I am thrilled to announce the release of our newest report, Microwork in Brazil. Who are the workers behind artificial… read more Who trains the data for Artificial Intelligence in Brazil? New co-authored report

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[Video] Uber Files Exposed: My Testimony at the French Parliament Hearing

On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, I shared my expertise on the intricate relationship between Uber, the platform economy, and the… read more [Video] Uber Files Exposed: My Testimony at the French Parliament Hearing

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ChatGPT and Labor Precarization: Interviewed by Swiss Media Heidi.com

I was interviewed in Swiss online media Heidi.com on global labor market and AI. The interview is available in French…. read more ChatGPT and Labor Precarization: Interviewed by Swiss Media Heidi.com