I remain proud of the work I do, and of all those who continue to research, teach, and speak up in Germany even when the context becomes unbearable.

They do this now that @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social is recognized and receives awards; now that my research is acknowledged internationally. But little has changed at a structural level. Recognition does not equal protection, and visibility does not erase precarity.

The same media that otherwise try to silence and criminalize us now celebrate my work. The same academic system that won’t tenure me but drowns me in bureaucracy before I can even do my job, now claims me as one of its own and makes me its poster child.

International organizations, including the UN, have since expressed concern over the repression of peaceful pro-Palestine demonstrations in Germany.

Just a year ago, several colleagues were threatened with the withdrawal of funding, and some even doxxed by the media for having signed an open letter calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza and for supporting our students who were protesting said genocide in Berlin.

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

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

But striking the right balance between accuracy and accessibility when communicating is really tricky. Each engagement demands different timing, caters to different audiences, and allows different levels of depth. And I'm definitely trying to get better at it all!

I’ve always admired researchers like @dylnbkr.bsky.social who can communicate clearly, engagingly, and charmingly because I care deeply about producing knowledge that’s accessible and not just for the books. Our repository at Data Workers' Inquiry is a testimony of that: data-workers.org#Inquiries

And by Pedro Molina for @natgeoesp.bsky.social: www.nationalgeographic.com.es/tecnologia/m...

I was brilliantly interviewed by @chulkinet.bsky.social for Forbes:
www.forbesargentina.com/innovacion/m...

I did several radio segments, social media conversations, and even a late-night show in Argentina!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkgc...

I held keynotes and participated in panels, both in person and online. A recording of the keynote I held a few weeks ago at @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social and the panel with data workers that followed can be watched here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Q1...