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INDL-7 CfP Officially Out! 28-30 October 2024, Santiago, Chile

I am excited to share the wonderful news that the Call for Papers for the seventh annual conference of our International… read more INDL-7 CfP Officially Out! 28-30 October 2024, Santiago, Chile

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My Chapter in New ETUI Book “Artificial Intelligence, Labour and Society”

In March 2024, the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) in Brussels published the book titled Artificial Intelligence, Labour and Society,… read more My Chapter in New ETUI Book “Artificial Intelligence, Labour and Society”

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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