Martijn Arets
@martijnarets.bsky.social
Professional outsider | Platform expert | Photography | Driven by curiosity | Research | Philosophy | Founder GigCV | WageIndicator Foundation | Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
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With Japan facing a worker shortage as its population ages, convenience store shelves are being stocked by robots overseen by remote workers in the Philippines
https://restofworld.org/2025/philippines-offshoring-automation-tech-jobs/
https://restofworld.org/2025/philippines-offshoring-automation-tech-jobs/
October 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
With Japan facing a worker shortage as its population ages, convenience store shelves are being stocked by robots overseen by remote workers in the Philippines
https://restofworld.org/2025/philippines-offshoring-automation-tech-jobs/
https://restofworld.org/2025/philippines-offshoring-automation-tech-jobs/
Goed om te zien hoe de bewustwording rondom datawerkers, de 150-430 miljoen werkenden die AI trainen en corrigeren, langzaam maar zeker groter wordt. Deze week bij @arjenlubach.bsky.social kwam het onderwerp ook voorbij: youtu.be/mxq4Ne_8ne4?...
Karen Hao over een andere versie van de toekomst met AI | LUBACH
YouTube video by LUBACH
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October 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Goed om te zien hoe de bewustwording rondom datawerkers, de 150-430 miljoen werkenden die AI trainen en corrigeren, langzaam maar zeker groter wordt. Deze week bij @arjenlubach.bsky.social kwam het onderwerp ook voorbij: youtu.be/mxq4Ne_8ne4?...
𝐖𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧? Samen met onderzoekers van de Universiteit Maastricht / ROA deed ik onderzoek naar dit vraagstuk. Via het YoungOnes platform vulden 1.790 freelancers onze survey in. De eerste inzichten: www.zipconomy.nl/2025/10/waar...
October 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
𝐖𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧? Samen met onderzoekers van de Universiteit Maastricht / ROA deed ik onderzoek naar dit vraagstuk. Via het YoungOnes platform vulden 1.790 freelancers onze survey in. De eerste inzichten: www.zipconomy.nl/2025/10/waar...
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⭐ Those five little stars may seem trivial, but reputation systems are crucial to platform work. On 29 October, @rensec.bsky.social and @martijnarets.bsky.social will present on the good and bad of reputation systems and how data portability may improve them. Register here: www.uu.nl/en/events/on...
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
⭐ Those five little stars may seem trivial, but reputation systems are crucial to platform work. On 29 October, @rensec.bsky.social and @martijnarets.bsky.social will present on the good and bad of reputation systems and how data portability may improve them. Register here: www.uu.nl/en/events/on...
Op 29 oktober presenteer ik mijn werk over dataportabiliteit in de kluseconomie tijdens het online seminar "Sustainable Platform work – Studying trust and reputation systems in the platform economy". Meer info en inschrijven: www.uu.nl/en/events/on...
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Op 29 oktober presenteer ik mijn werk over dataportabiliteit in de kluseconomie tijdens het online seminar "Sustainable Platform work – Studying trust and reputation systems in the platform economy". Meer info en inschrijven: www.uu.nl/en/events/on...
𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞: 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 - For another episode of The Gig Work Podcast by WageIndicator Foundation I interviewed Ali Hamriti, founder of Rollee. Check the blog and podcast: gigpedia.org/resources/bl...
September 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞: 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 - For another episode of The Gig Work Podcast by WageIndicator Foundation I interviewed Ali Hamriti, founder of Rollee. Check the blog and podcast: gigpedia.org/resources/bl...
My reflections after visiting the International Network of Digital Labor (#INDL8) conference in Bologna. martijnarets.ghost.io/from-bologna...
September 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
My reflections after visiting the International Network of Digital Labor (#INDL8) conference in Bologna. martijnarets.ghost.io/from-bologna...
Event: "Ghostwork, de onzichtbare arbeid achter AI
Hoe beschermen we de 150 miljoen datawerkers achter onze AI?" Kom op 15 oktober naar de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en neem deel aan een discussie over hoe we datawerk een plek kunnen geven in discussies over Responsible AI.
www.hva.nl/evenementen/...
Hoe beschermen we de 150 miljoen datawerkers achter onze AI?" Kom op 15 oktober naar de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en neem deel aan een discussie over hoe we datawerk een plek kunnen geven in discussies over Responsible AI.
www.hva.nl/evenementen/...
September 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Event: "Ghostwork, de onzichtbare arbeid achter AI
Hoe beschermen we de 150 miljoen datawerkers achter onze AI?" Kom op 15 oktober naar de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en neem deel aan een discussie over hoe we datawerk een plek kunnen geven in discussies over Responsible AI.
www.hva.nl/evenementen/...
Hoe beschermen we de 150 miljoen datawerkers achter onze AI?" Kom op 15 oktober naar de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en neem deel aan een discussie over hoe we datawerk een plek kunnen geven in discussies over Responsible AI.
www.hva.nl/evenementen/...
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: “𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲"
New podcast, video and blog: gigpedia.org/resources/bl...
New podcast, video and blog: gigpedia.org/resources/bl...
July 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: “𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲"
New podcast, video and blog: gigpedia.org/resources/bl...
New podcast, video and blog: gigpedia.org/resources/bl...
The photos of the workshop "Tackling the impersonality of algorithmic management: community-building and social wellbeing among platform workers", organized by @timchristiaens.bsky.social are now online: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCiojx
June 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The photos of the workshop "Tackling the impersonality of algorithmic management: community-building and social wellbeing among platform workers", organized by @timchristiaens.bsky.social are now online: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCiojx
Insightful presentation by Alessandro Tirapani: "Actually, we have no algorithm: a neo-luddite approach to democratic organisations in the gig economy", based on the case of the CoopCycle.
June 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Insightful presentation by Alessandro Tirapani: "Actually, we have no algorithm: a neo-luddite approach to democratic organisations in the gig economy", based on the case of the CoopCycle.
Moonshot solutions by @casilli.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Moonshot solutions by @casilli.bsky.social
Interesting (as always) contribution by @casilli.bsky.social: "From Resistance to Reimagination: ten years of digital labor activism".
June 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Interesting (as always) contribution by @casilli.bsky.social: "From Resistance to Reimagination: ten years of digital labor activism".
Attending the workshop "Tackling the impersonality of algorithmic management: community building and social well-being among platform workers", hosted by @timchristiaens.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Attending the workshop "Tackling the impersonality of algorithmic management: community building and social well-being among platform workers", hosted by @timchristiaens.bsky.social
Worked with the development team of @freshheads.bsky.social on the preps for the second version of the GigCV API. New features, new fast (and European) hosting and multi language.
June 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Worked with the development team of @freshheads.bsky.social on the preps for the second version of the GigCV API. New features, new fast (and European) hosting and multi language.
European Commission fines Delivery Hero and Glovo €329 million for participation in online food delivery cartel. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission fines Delivery Hero and Glovo €329 million for participation in online food delivery cartel
The Commission has fined Delivery Hero and Glovo, two major food delivery companies, a total of €329 million for participating in a cartel in the online food delivery sector.
ec.europa.eu
June 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
European Commission fines Delivery Hero and Glovo €329 million for participation in online food delivery cartel. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Early morning activity in Nairobi…
May 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Early morning activity in Nairobi…
Today in Nairobi, I had an interview with Michelle Hassan from the Jobtech Alliance on the opportunities and impact of jobtech platforms in Africa. It was an inspiring conversation about opportunities, challenges and reality checks.
May 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Today in Nairobi, I had an interview with Michelle Hassan from the Jobtech Alliance on the opportunities and impact of jobtech platforms in Africa. It was an inspiring conversation about opportunities, challenges and reality checks.
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We're hiring! I'll be co-supervising a PhD at Utrecht University on the global governance of socially disruptive technologies. Political philosophy/ethics project focused on legitimacy & good governance.
More info: edu.nl/9admd
Deadline: June 3, 2025 (apologies for the short notice!)
More info: edu.nl/9admd
Deadline: June 3, 2025 (apologies for the short notice!)
edu.nl
May 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We're hiring! I'll be co-supervising a PhD at Utrecht University on the global governance of socially disruptive technologies. Political philosophy/ethics project focused on legitimacy & good governance.
More info: edu.nl/9admd
Deadline: June 3, 2025 (apologies for the short notice!)
More info: edu.nl/9admd
Deadline: June 3, 2025 (apologies for the short notice!)
First pictures made with my ‘new’ analogue Rolleiflex camera.
May 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
First pictures made with my ‘new’ analogue Rolleiflex camera.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 - in Paris I interviewed @casilli.bsky.social on his work and new book 'Waiting for Robots'. Today I published the podcast, video and blog on our conversation. gigpedia.org/resources/bl...
May 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 - in Paris I interviewed @casilli.bsky.social on his work and new book 'Waiting for Robots'. Today I published the podcast, video and blog on our conversation. gigpedia.org/resources/bl...
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For the #GigWorkPodcast, I was interviewed by @martijnarets.bsky.social about my latest book “Waiting for Robots. The Hired Hands of Automation” (U. Chicago Press).
youtu.be/0oRkW9_Gz54 We spoke for 1 hour 15 minutes and 15 seconds—every instant counts.
youtu.be/0oRkW9_Gz54 We spoke for 1 hour 15 minutes and 15 seconds—every instant counts.
The myth of automation: How AI is and will remain dependent on cheap labour
YouTube video by WageIndicator Foundation
youtu.be
May 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
For the #GigWorkPodcast, I was interviewed by @martijnarets.bsky.social about my latest book “Waiting for Robots. The Hired Hands of Automation” (U. Chicago Press).
youtu.be/0oRkW9_Gz54 We spoke for 1 hour 15 minutes and 15 seconds—every instant counts.
youtu.be/0oRkW9_Gz54 We spoke for 1 hour 15 minutes and 15 seconds—every instant counts.
Experimenting to combine video with my podcast recordings of The Gig Work Podcast. Impressive how Descript AI helps creating short videos out of the 70-minute interview recording.
May 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Experimenting to combine video with my podcast recordings of The Gig Work Podcast. Impressive how Descript AI helps creating short videos out of the 70-minute interview recording.
Uiteindelijk zijn we allemaal datawerker: bewust en onbewust. Zo is het frame in deze mail dat ik andere mensen help, maar degene die ik écht help is natuurijk Google zelf.
May 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Uiteindelijk zijn we allemaal datawerker: bewust en onbewust. Zo is het frame in deze mail dat ik andere mensen help, maar degene die ik écht help is natuurijk Google zelf.
Interesting conversation for The Gig Work Podcast with the co-founder and CEO of Rollee. They are helping credit companies and gig workers to get data from their profiles to create credit scores and by that giving workers better access to loans.
May 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Interesting conversation for The Gig Work Podcast with the co-founder and CEO of Rollee. They are helping credit companies and gig workers to get data from their profiles to create credit scores and by that giving workers better access to loans.