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
🌐 milamiceli.com
Proud to be included in Business Insider’s AI Power List, which highlights the 25 most influential people in AI this year.
This recognition reflects not only my research trajectory, but more importantly, the key role data workers play in the AI industry and the urgent need to do better by them.
This recognition reflects not only my research trajectory, but more importantly, the key role data workers play in the AI industry and the urgent need to do better by them.
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Proud to be included in Business Insider’s AI Power List, which highlights the 25 most influential people in AI this year.
This recognition reflects not only my research trajectory, but more importantly, the key role data workers play in the AI industry and the urgent need to do better by them.
This recognition reflects not only my research trajectory, but more importantly, the key role data workers play in the AI industry and the urgent need to do better by them.
Today, DWI publishes a powerful essay by @mgasia.bsky.social, who works impersonating an AI sex companion: data-workers.org/michael/
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Today, DWI publishes a powerful essay by @mgasia.bsky.social, who works impersonating an AI sex companion: data-workers.org/michael/
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
First, we systematize Workers’ Inquiry as a Research Methodology (WIRM). We focus on its political grounding, its architecture, and its operationalization, offering a step-by-step guide, examples, and a discussion of challenges and tensions.
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
First, we systematize Workers’ Inquiry as a Research Methodology (WIRM). We focus on its political grounding, its architecture, and its operationalization, offering a step-by-step guide, examples, and a discussion of challenges and tensions.
📣New paper!
Thrilled to share the methodological recipe for @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social in this article co-authored with @adiod.bsky.social @krystalkauffman.bsky.social Camilla Salim Wagner, Laurenz Sachenbacher @alexhanna.bsky.social & @timnitgebru.bsky.social
👉 ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...
Thrilled to share the methodological recipe for @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social in this article co-authored with @adiod.bsky.social @krystalkauffman.bsky.social Camilla Salim Wagner, Laurenz Sachenbacher @alexhanna.bsky.social & @timnitgebru.bsky.social
👉 ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
📣New paper!
Thrilled to share the methodological recipe for @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social in this article co-authored with @adiod.bsky.social @krystalkauffman.bsky.social Camilla Salim Wagner, Laurenz Sachenbacher @alexhanna.bsky.social & @timnitgebru.bsky.social
👉 ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...
Thrilled to share the methodological recipe for @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social in this article co-authored with @adiod.bsky.social @krystalkauffman.bsky.social Camilla Salim Wagner, Laurenz Sachenbacher @alexhanna.bsky.social & @timnitgebru.bsky.social
👉 ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...
International organizations, including the UN, have since expressed concern over the repression of peaceful pro-Palestine demonstrations in Germany.
October 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
International organizations, including the UN, have since expressed concern over the repression of peaceful pro-Palestine demonstrations in Germany.
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.
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!
Starting now! Tune in: youtube.com/live/jA3wSMe...
September 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Starting now! Tune in: youtube.com/live/jA3wSMe...
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 👇🧵
Just casually fan-girling over my signed copy of The AI Con. And the best part? I get to chat with the brilliant @alexhanna.bsky.social about the book tomorrow at 6 PM @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social.
If you're in Berlin, come join the conversation. It's going to be a good one!
🎟️ lnkd.in/dUedwiRM
If you're in Berlin, come join the conversation. It's going to be a good one!
🎟️ lnkd.in/dUedwiRM
June 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Just casually fan-girling over my signed copy of The AI Con. And the best part? I get to chat with the brilliant @alexhanna.bsky.social about the book tomorrow at 6 PM @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social.
If you're in Berlin, come join the conversation. It's going to be a good one!
🎟️ lnkd.in/dUedwiRM
If you're in Berlin, come join the conversation. It's going to be a good one!
🎟️ lnkd.in/dUedwiRM
I had a great conversation with @baratunde.com on Life with Machines about the millions of data workers worldwide who produce the data that fuels AI. We dug into the scale of this labor, its deeply human costs, and the possibilities for something better.
Watch it here youtu.be/4NSWFy11E8Q?...
Watch it here youtu.be/4NSWFy11E8Q?...
June 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I had a great conversation with @baratunde.com on Life with Machines about the millions of data workers worldwide who produce the data that fuels AI. We dug into the scale of this labor, its deeply human costs, and the possibilities for something better.
Watch it here youtu.be/4NSWFy11E8Q?...
Watch it here youtu.be/4NSWFy11E8Q?...
Tens of thousands marched in Berlin yesterday against the genocide in Gaza. We owe this day in no small part to the students who never stopped protesting apartheid and colonialism, despite being beaten, expelled, and severely criminalized by German politicians and media.
June 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Tens of thousands marched in Berlin yesterday against the genocide in Gaza. We owe this day in no small part to the students who never stopped protesting apartheid and colonialism, despite being beaten, expelled, and severely criminalized by German politicians and media.
Caught up this week with @krystalkauffman.bsky.social and @adiod.bsky.social to plot what’s next for @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social: new inquiries, new events, and some big ideas in the works. More soon!
June 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Caught up this week with @krystalkauffman.bsky.social and @adiod.bsky.social to plot what’s next for @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social: new inquiries, new events, and some big ideas in the works. More soon!
One year ago, on #LaborDay, we launched Data Workers' Inquiry. The process was messy and uncertain, but driven by the need to do research differently.
I wrote a reflection on what this first year taught us:
data-workers.org/about/how-to...
Thanks for reading and for supporting this work.
I wrote a reflection on what this first year taught us:
data-workers.org/about/how-to...
Thanks for reading and for supporting this work.
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
One year ago, on #LaborDay, we launched Data Workers' Inquiry. The process was messy and uncertain, but driven by the need to do research differently.
I wrote a reflection on what this first year taught us:
data-workers.org/about/how-to...
Thanks for reading and for supporting this work.
I wrote a reflection on what this first year taught us:
data-workers.org/about/how-to...
Thanks for reading and for supporting this work.
💫Tomorrow is the launch event of the Data Labelers Association, and everyone is invited to watch it live on Twitch: twitch.tv/dair_institu...
I’ll be moderating a panel with association members and couldn’t be more excited to support this incredible group!
I’ll be moderating a panel with association members and couldn’t be more excited to support this incredible group!
February 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
💫Tomorrow is the launch event of the Data Labelers Association, and everyone is invited to watch it live on Twitch: twitch.tv/dair_institu...
I’ll be moderating a panel with association members and couldn’t be more excited to support this incredible group!
I’ll be moderating a panel with association members and couldn’t be more excited to support this incredible group!
📢We're proud to support the launch of the Data Labelers Association of Kenya with an online event!
Join to meet and support the workers:
📅Feb 13
⏰8pm Kenya/ 6pm EU/ 12pm ET
✅Watch and submit your questions to the speakers: twitch.tv/dair_institute
Join to meet and support the workers:
📅Feb 13
⏰8pm Kenya/ 6pm EU/ 12pm ET
✅Watch and submit your questions to the speakers: twitch.tv/dair_institute
January 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
📢We're proud to support the launch of the Data Labelers Association of Kenya with an online event!
Join to meet and support the workers:
📅Feb 13
⏰8pm Kenya/ 6pm EU/ 12pm ET
✅Watch and submit your questions to the speakers: twitch.tv/dair_institute
Join to meet and support the workers:
📅Feb 13
⏰8pm Kenya/ 6pm EU/ 12pm ET
✅Watch and submit your questions to the speakers: twitch.tv/dair_institute
📢 This Thursday, I’ll be speaking at the European Parliament alongside MEP Leïla Chaibi & Prof. Antonio Casilli. We’ll be joined by data workers from 🇪🇸🇨🇴🇮🇹🇺🇸🇸🇾 to discuss the labor behind AI and what worker-centric regulation could look like.
🎥 Watch live, 2:30pm CET: www.youtube.com/live/U4692yg...
🎥 Watch live, 2:30pm CET: www.youtube.com/live/U4692yg...
November 18, 2024 at 9:12 AM
📢 This Thursday, I’ll be speaking at the European Parliament alongside MEP Leïla Chaibi & Prof. Antonio Casilli. We’ll be joined by data workers from 🇪🇸🇨🇴🇮🇹🇺🇸🇸🇾 to discuss the labor behind AI and what worker-centric regulation could look like.
🎥 Watch live, 2:30pm CET: www.youtube.com/live/U4692yg...
🎥 Watch live, 2:30pm CET: www.youtube.com/live/U4692yg...
MONDAY!
Closing out the year with a powerful panel on how we’re all data workers—and how we can resist. W/an incredible lineup: Oscar Araya (@arteesetica.bsky.social), Alex Minschall, John Lopez, @grohmannrafael.bsky.social, and the great @alexhanna.bsky.social
RSVP events.zoom.us/ev/AoEkvePmT...
Closing out the year with a powerful panel on how we’re all data workers—and how we can resist. W/an incredible lineup: Oscar Araya (@arteesetica.bsky.social), Alex Minschall, John Lopez, @grohmannrafael.bsky.social, and the great @alexhanna.bsky.social
RSVP events.zoom.us/ev/AoEkvePmT...
November 9, 2024 at 11:15 PM
MONDAY!
Closing out the year with a powerful panel on how we’re all data workers—and how we can resist. W/an incredible lineup: Oscar Araya (@arteesetica.bsky.social), Alex Minschall, John Lopez, @grohmannrafael.bsky.social, and the great @alexhanna.bsky.social
RSVP events.zoom.us/ev/AoEkvePmT...
Closing out the year with a powerful panel on how we’re all data workers—and how we can resist. W/an incredible lineup: Oscar Araya (@arteesetica.bsky.social), Alex Minschall, John Lopez, @grohmannrafael.bsky.social, and the great @alexhanna.bsky.social
RSVP events.zoom.us/ev/AoEkvePmT...
Data workers are often silenced by NDAs and strict codes of conduct, keeping their work shrouded in secrecy. Speaking out leads to retaliation and legal consequences. We've seen this before at Telus!
This is why it's important to support these brave workers on Monday: tinyurl.com/DWI-Telus
This is why it's important to support these brave workers on Monday: tinyurl.com/DWI-Telus
September 23, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Data workers are often silenced by NDAs and strict codes of conduct, keeping their work shrouded in secrecy. Speaking out leads to retaliation and legal consequences. We've seen this before at Telus!
This is why it's important to support these brave workers on Monday: tinyurl.com/DWI-Telus
This is why it's important to support these brave workers on Monday: tinyurl.com/DWI-Telus
These workers have formed a workers' council to advocate for better conditions, especially for the many migrant workers who rely on their jobs to maintain their visas.
September 23, 2024 at 3:34 PM
These workers have formed a workers' council to advocate for better conditions, especially for the many migrant workers who rely on their jobs to maintain their visas.
Data workers at Telus in Germany make little more than minimum wage at a job that leaves many of them with severe mental health scars. The question is how many billions is Meta making on the content these workers moderate?
September 23, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Data workers at Telus in Germany make little more than minimum wage at a job that leaves many of them with severe mental health scars. The question is how many billions is Meta making on the content these workers moderate?
📢 Data Workers' Inquiry online panel on Monday, Sept. 30!
Three data workers with Telus International in Essen, Germany will speak about having a career in content moderation. The speakers remain anonymous because they fear retaliation.
Register here: tinyurl.com/DWI-Telus
Three data workers with Telus International in Essen, Germany will speak about having a career in content moderation. The speakers remain anonymous because they fear retaliation.
Register here: tinyurl.com/DWI-Telus
September 23, 2024 at 3:25 PM
📢 Data Workers' Inquiry online panel on Monday, Sept. 30!
Three data workers with Telus International in Essen, Germany will speak about having a career in content moderation. The speakers remain anonymous because they fear retaliation.
Register here: tinyurl.com/DWI-Telus
Three data workers with Telus International in Essen, Germany will speak about having a career in content moderation. The speakers remain anonymous because they fear retaliation.
Register here: tinyurl.com/DWI-Telus
Fasica Gebrekidan's report is a must-read for anyone looking to learn more about content moderation. On Monday, she will present it and discuss deceitful recruitment and training in the tech industry.
Don't miss it! RSVP: tinyurl.com/data-workers...
Read the report: data-workers.org/fasica/
Don't miss it! RSVP: tinyurl.com/data-workers...
Read the report: data-workers.org/fasica/
September 7, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Fasica Gebrekidan's report is a must-read for anyone looking to learn more about content moderation. On Monday, she will present it and discuss deceitful recruitment and training in the tech industry.
Don't miss it! RSVP: tinyurl.com/data-workers...
Read the report: data-workers.org/fasica/
Don't miss it! RSVP: tinyurl.com/data-workers...
Read the report: data-workers.org/fasica/
Adrienne Williams is an organizer, a research fellow at DAIR and Just Tech, a former Amazon delivery driver, and a teacher.
In her piece “Zombie Trainers”, she describes how refugees, children, prisoners, and consumers perform unpaid data work.
Read it here: data-workers.org/adrienne/
In her piece “Zombie Trainers”, she describes how refugees, children, prisoners, and consumers perform unpaid data work.
Read it here: data-workers.org/adrienne/
September 6, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Adrienne Williams is an organizer, a research fellow at DAIR and Just Tech, a former Amazon delivery driver, and a teacher.
In her piece “Zombie Trainers”, she describes how refugees, children, prisoners, and consumers perform unpaid data work.
Read it here: data-workers.org/adrienne/
In her piece “Zombie Trainers”, she describes how refugees, children, prisoners, and consumers perform unpaid data work.
Read it here: data-workers.org/adrienne/
Fasica Gebrekidan is a content moderator from Ethiopia. She will present the report she developed for the Data Workers' Inquiry project and discuss the training Meta provides to content moderators in Kenya.
You can download and read the report here: data-workers.org/fasica/
You can download and read the report here: data-workers.org/fasica/
September 6, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Fasica Gebrekidan is a content moderator from Ethiopia. She will present the report she developed for the Data Workers' Inquiry project and discuss the training Meta provides to content moderators in Kenya.
You can download and read the report here: data-workers.org/fasica/
You can download and read the report here: data-workers.org/fasica/