Milagros Miceli
@milamiceli.bsky.social
Sociologist & Computer Scientist
PI: @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social
Research Lead @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
Research Lead @dairinstitute.bsky.social
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PI: @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social
Research Lead @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
Research Lead @dairinstitute.bsky.social
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Milagros Miceli
@milamiceli.bsky.social
· Aug 28
I am thrilled to be recognized by TIME as one of the 100 most influential people worldwide in the field of artificial intelligence for my work with @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social.
>> #TIME100AI time.com/time100ai
I want to take this opportunity to share a few reflections on this work 👇🧵
>> #TIME100AI time.com/time100ai
I want to take this opportunity to share a few reflections on this work 👇🧵
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This is what it can look like when research is rooted in lived experience.
A key piece of context on this report is that DAIR researcher Adrienne Williams is a former Amazon delivery driver and organizer herself, and the report builds on many in-depth interviews. ⬇️
A key piece of context on this report is that DAIR researcher Adrienne Williams is a former Amazon delivery driver and organizer herself, and the report builds on many in-depth interviews. ⬇️
🚨NEW🚨 from DAIR:
Today we are releasing "Driven Down", a new report on how workplace technology enables Amazon to steal wages, hide labor,
intensify poor working conditions, and evade responsibility.
Read the full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1yBxy...
Today we are releasing "Driven Down", a new report on how workplace technology enables Amazon to steal wages, hide labor,
intensify poor working conditions, and evade responsibility.
Read the full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1yBxy...
October 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is what it can look like when research is rooted in lived experience.
A key piece of context on this report is that DAIR researcher Adrienne Williams is a former Amazon delivery driver and organizer herself, and the report builds on many in-depth interviews. ⬇️
A key piece of context on this report is that DAIR researcher Adrienne Williams is a former Amazon delivery driver and organizer herself, and the report builds on many in-depth interviews. ⬇️
I’ve been included among the "100 Brightest Minds in Berlin's Science," a list published annually by Tagesspiegel and widely celebrated by Berlin universities.
October 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’ve been included among the "100 Brightest Minds in Berlin's Science," a list published annually by Tagesspiegel and widely celebrated by Berlin universities.
Check out this powerful report by brilliant colleagues Adrienne Williams, Alex Hanna, and Sandra Barcenas, revealing how Amazon weaponizes technology to exploit its own workers.
🚨NEW🚨 from DAIR:
Today we are releasing "Driven Down", a new report on how workplace technology enables Amazon to steal wages, hide labor,
intensify poor working conditions, and evade responsibility.
Read the full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1yBxy...
Today we are releasing "Driven Down", a new report on how workplace technology enables Amazon to steal wages, hide labor,
intensify poor working conditions, and evade responsibility.
Read the full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1yBxy...
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Check out this powerful report by brilliant colleagues Adrienne Williams, Alex Hanna, and Sandra Barcenas, revealing how Amazon weaponizes technology to exploit its own workers.
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Want to learn more about how data labour is gendered in its structures, practices & outcomes? Join us for the 5th talk in our Gender & Tech Series on 10/29, 11am EDT, w/ @milamiceli.bsky.social & @tatikmd.bsky.social.
Free & open. Register: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With @yasmincurzi.com
Free & open. Register: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With @yasmincurzi.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Want to learn more about how data labour is gendered in its structures, practices & outcomes? Join us for the 5th talk in our Gender & Tech Series on 10/29, 11am EDT, w/ @milamiceli.bsky.social & @tatikmd.bsky.social.
Free & open. Register: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With @yasmincurzi.com
Free & open. Register: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With @yasmincurzi.com
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Arte es Ética es un colectivo formado por profesionales creativos de diferentes disciplinas cuyo principal objetivo es informar y concienciar sobre el impacto de la IA generativa en el sector creativo y defender los DDHH del abuso de esta tecnología.
@arteesetica.bsky.social
arteesetica.org
@arteesetica.bsky.social
arteesetica.org
October 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Arte es Ética es un colectivo formado por profesionales creativos de diferentes disciplinas cuyo principal objetivo es informar y concienciar sobre el impacto de la IA generativa en el sector creativo y defender los DDHH del abuso de esta tecnología.
@arteesetica.bsky.social
arteesetica.org
@arteesetica.bsky.social
arteesetica.org
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La IA generativa está transformando la realidad, pero no del modo «magnánimo» que anuncia su campaña mediática. En este hilo [ampliable] recomiendo la labor de colectivos, organizaciones y personas que investigan e informan, con una postura crítica, sobre los perjuicios de esta tecnología.
October 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
La IA generativa está transformando la realidad, pero no del modo «magnánimo» que anuncia su campaña mediática. En este hilo [ampliable] recomiendo la labor de colectivos, organizaciones y personas que investigan e informan, con una postura crítica, sobre los perjuicios de esta tecnología.
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🔥 ¡Nuevo episodio de Mucho hype y pocas nueces!
En este capítulo charlamos con @milamiceli.bsky.social , sobre la cara oculta de la #IA en la que no nos fijamos cuando hacemos una consulta a un chatbot 👇
En este capítulo charlamos con @milamiceli.bsky.social , sobre la cara oculta de la #IA en la que no nos fijamos cuando hacemos una consulta a un chatbot 👇
Lo que sostiene la inteligencia artificial: Los trabajadores invisibilizados, con Milagros Miceli
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October 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🔥 ¡Nuevo episodio de Mucho hype y pocas nueces!
En este capítulo charlamos con @milamiceli.bsky.social , sobre la cara oculta de la #IA en la que no nos fijamos cuando hacemos una consulta a un chatbot 👇
En este capítulo charlamos con @milamiceli.bsky.social , sobre la cara oculta de la #IA en la que no nos fijamos cuando hacemos una consulta a un chatbot 👇
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Our second panel, Critical AI and Social/Data/Science, chaired by @gildersleve.uk, featured great discussion on identity, computational workers, and social impacts of AI thanks to online and in-person speakers @shugars.bsky.social, @milamiceli.bsky.social, Peaks Krafft, and @lucyosler.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Our second panel, Critical AI and Social/Data/Science, chaired by @gildersleve.uk, featured great discussion on identity, computational workers, and social impacts of AI thanks to online and in-person speakers @shugars.bsky.social, @milamiceli.bsky.social, Peaks Krafft, and @lucyosler.bsky.social
These past few weeks, I’ve done a lot of public engagement, and it’s reminded me how hard science communication can be!
October 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
These past few weeks, I’ve done a lot of public engagement, and it’s reminded me how hard science communication can be!
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Damit KI und Social Media nutzbar werden, blicken Data-Worker im Verborgenen in Abgründe. In Kenia regt sich nun aber Widerstand. taz.de/Data-Worker-...
September 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Damit KI und Social Media nutzbar werden, blicken Data-Worker im Verborgenen in Abgründe. In Kenia regt sich nun aber Widerstand. taz.de/Data-Worker-...
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🔥 ¡Estamos de estreno!
A partir del jueves 25/09 podrás escuchar Mucho hype y pocas nueces 🎙️
Un podcast que va más allá del ruido para destapar las desigualdades que esconde la inteligencia artificial.
A partir del jueves 25/09 podrás escuchar Mucho hype y pocas nueces 🎙️
Un podcast que va más allá del ruido para destapar las desigualdades que esconde la inteligencia artificial.
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🔥 ¡Estamos de estreno!
A partir del jueves 25/09 podrás escuchar Mucho hype y pocas nueces 🎙️
Un podcast que va más allá del ruido para destapar las desigualdades que esconde la inteligencia artificial.
A partir del jueves 25/09 podrás escuchar Mucho hype y pocas nueces 🎙️
Un podcast que va más allá del ruido para destapar las desigualdades que esconde la inteligencia artificial.
Starting now! Tune in: youtube.com/live/jA3wSMe...
September 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Starting now! Tune in: youtube.com/live/jA3wSMe...
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#TIME100AI @milamiceli.bsky.social, sociologist & computer scientist at #TUBerlin / @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social, is joining the conversation. Be part of it 👇
Who is Really Fueling your #AI? Join us on September 17 to discuss precarization and resistance in #datawork, with the @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social, @milamiceli.bsky.social and @superrrnetwork.bsky.social. Don't miss your chance to meet some of the shadow workforce behind AI. buff.ly/dHMHXPV
September 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#TIME100AI @milamiceli.bsky.social, sociologist & computer scientist at #TUBerlin / @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social, is joining the conversation. Be part of it 👇
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The DWI team attended this year’s INDL-8 Conference! Laurenz and Camilla shared theoretical and methodological insights on Data Workers’ Inquiry, while our amazing collaborators Kauna and Ephantus led a powerful panel on workers organizing and unionizing. 💪
September 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The DWI team attended this year’s INDL-8 Conference! Laurenz and Camilla shared theoretical and methodological insights on Data Workers’ Inquiry, while our amazing collaborators Kauna and Ephantus led a powerful panel on workers organizing and unionizing. 💪
Reposted by Milagros Miceli
Who is Really Fueling your #AI? Join us on September 17 to discuss precarization and resistance in #datawork, with the @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social, @milamiceli.bsky.social and @superrrnetwork.bsky.social. Don't miss your chance to meet some of the shadow workforce behind AI. buff.ly/dHMHXPV
September 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Who is Really Fueling your #AI? Join us on September 17 to discuss precarization and resistance in #datawork, with the @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social, @milamiceli.bsky.social and @superrrnetwork.bsky.social. Don't miss your chance to meet some of the shadow workforce behind AI. buff.ly/dHMHXPV
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🎉 Latin America continues to be a strong driving force for AI in 2025 🦾
KHIPU is thrilled to communicate that three people from Latin America have been featured in TIME100 AI 2025!!
The list of the 100 most influential people in AI according to TIME magazine, include:
KHIPU is thrilled to communicate that three people from Latin America have been featured in TIME100 AI 2025!!
The list of the 100 most influential people in AI according to TIME magazine, include:
September 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🎉 Latin America continues to be a strong driving force for AI in 2025 🦾
KHIPU is thrilled to communicate that three people from Latin America have been featured in TIME100 AI 2025!!
The list of the 100 most influential people in AI according to TIME magazine, include:
KHIPU is thrilled to communicate that three people from Latin America have been featured in TIME100 AI 2025!!
The list of the 100 most influential people in AI according to TIME magazine, include:
Reposted by Milagros Miceli
Huge congrats to @milamiceli.bsky.social 🌟
This is a recognition to all of us making the Data Workers’ Inquiry project!
This is a recognition to all of us making the Data Workers’ Inquiry project!
En tiempos de cientificidio y oscurantismo en mi país, estoy orgullosa de ser la primera científica argentina reconocida por la revista TIME como una de las 100 personas más influyentes a nivel mundial en el campo de la inteligencia artificial.
time.com/collections/...
time.com/collections/...
August 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Huge congrats to @milamiceli.bsky.social 🌟
This is a recognition to all of us making the Data Workers’ Inquiry project!
This is a recognition to all of us making the Data Workers’ Inquiry project!
Timnit believed in me and my vision even before I was able to put it in words. I’m incredibly grateful to @dairinstitute.bsky.social for giving @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social a home and to Timnit for her leadership, generosity, trust and support❤️
🎉🎉🎉 Friends, I’m going to take ask a minute of your time to celebrate @milamiceli.bsky.social who I met through @alexhanna.bsky.social in 2022, just a couple of months after we launched @dairinstitute.bsky.social 🧵
August 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Timnit believed in me and my vision even before I was able to put it in words. I’m incredibly grateful to @dairinstitute.bsky.social for giving @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social a home and to Timnit for her leadership, generosity, trust and support❤️
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🏅 Weizenbaum Researcher @milamiceli.bsky.social was included on TIME's list of Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence of 2025. Congratulations on this distinction and your incredible work for and with data workers, Mila! 🎉 #TIME100AI #AI #DataWork
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/JWOejRA
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/JWOejRA
August 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🏅 Weizenbaum Researcher @milamiceli.bsky.social was included on TIME's list of Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence of 2025. Congratulations on this distinction and your incredible work for and with data workers, Mila! 🎉 #TIME100AI #AI #DataWork
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/JWOejRA
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/JWOejRA
En tiempos de cientificidio y oscurantismo en mi país, estoy orgullosa de ser la primera científica argentina reconocida por la revista TIME como una de las 100 personas más influyentes a nivel mundial en el campo de la inteligencia artificial.
time.com/collections/...
time.com/collections/...
August 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
En tiempos de cientificidio y oscurantismo en mi país, estoy orgullosa de ser la primera científica argentina reconocida por la revista TIME como una de las 100 personas más influyentes a nivel mundial en el campo de la inteligencia artificial.
time.com/collections/...
time.com/collections/...
I am thrilled to be recognized by TIME as one of the 100 most influential people worldwide in the field of artificial intelligence for my work with @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social.
>> #TIME100AI time.com/time100ai
I want to take this opportunity to share a few reflections on this work 👇🧵
>> #TIME100AI time.com/time100ai
I want to take this opportunity to share a few reflections on this work 👇🧵
August 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I am thrilled to be recognized by TIME as one of the 100 most influential people worldwide in the field of artificial intelligence for my work with @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social.
>> #TIME100AI time.com/time100ai
I want to take this opportunity to share a few reflections on this work 👇🧵
>> #TIME100AI time.com/time100ai
I want to take this opportunity to share a few reflections on this work 👇🧵
Reposted by Milagros Miceli
Who is really fueling your #AI? 🤔 It's not just code & algorithms. Behind every LLM are millions of people, often in invisible roles. Join us, @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social, @milamiceli.bsky.social @superrrnetwork.bsky.social & on Sept. 17 to hear directly from data workers!
🔗 buff.ly/2ug32Bx
🔗 buff.ly/2ug32Bx
August 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Who is really fueling your #AI? 🤔 It's not just code & algorithms. Behind every LLM are millions of people, often in invisible roles. Join us, @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social, @milamiceli.bsky.social @superrrnetwork.bsky.social & on Sept. 17 to hear directly from data workers!
🔗 buff.ly/2ug32Bx
🔗 buff.ly/2ug32Bx
Thrilled to welcome 13 data workers to the transnational assembly co-hosted by @superrrnetwork.bsky.social & @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social, and honored to give a keynote at the public event on the 17th.
Join us @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social!
Registration: tickets.weizenbaum-institut.de/jl89e/
Join us @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social!
Registration: tickets.weizenbaum-institut.de/jl89e/
August 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Thrilled to welcome 13 data workers to the transnational assembly co-hosted by @superrrnetwork.bsky.social & @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social, and honored to give a keynote at the public event on the 17th.
Join us @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social!
Registration: tickets.weizenbaum-institut.de/jl89e/
Join us @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social!
Registration: tickets.weizenbaum-institut.de/jl89e/
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Dependency and vulnerability are part of what data workers face every day.
Read quotes from our collaborators — Yasser, Ranta, Wilington, and Alexis — for a glimpse into what life is really like for data workers.
Read quotes from our collaborators — Yasser, Ranta, Wilington, and Alexis — for a glimpse into what life is really like for data workers.
August 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Dependency and vulnerability are part of what data workers face every day.
Read quotes from our collaborators — Yasser, Ranta, Wilington, and Alexis — for a glimpse into what life is really like for data workers.
Read quotes from our collaborators — Yasser, Ranta, Wilington, and Alexis — for a glimpse into what life is really like for data workers.
🚨 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲!
In a clear intimidation attempt, TikTok threatened to dismiss one of the organizers. Out of a team of more than 30 employees, it is precisely the worker who took part in the strike who is to be fired.
In a clear intimidation attempt, TikTok threatened to dismiss one of the organizers. Out of a team of more than 30 employees, it is precisely the worker who took part in the strike who is to be fired.
TikTok management wants to lay off over 160 workers in Berlin as easily and cheaply as possible. After the first meeting of the conciliation committee, employees could be DISMISSED IMMEDIATELY.
www.heise.de/en/news/Berl...
www.heise.de/en/news/Berl...
Berlin: Tiktok-employees going on strike against massive job cuts
German Tiktok censors have trained an AI that is now taking their jobs. Verdi wants to talk, Tiktok doesn't. There was a warning strike on Wednesday.
www.heise.de
August 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🚨 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲!
In a clear intimidation attempt, TikTok threatened to dismiss one of the organizers. Out of a team of more than 30 employees, it is precisely the worker who took part in the strike who is to be fired.
In a clear intimidation attempt, TikTok threatened to dismiss one of the organizers. Out of a team of more than 30 employees, it is precisely the worker who took part in the strike who is to be fired.