Meet the human workers behind AI

Last week with the Diplab team, we spent two exciting days at the European Parliament in Brussels, engaging in profound discussions with and about platform workers as part of the 4th edition of the Transnational Forum on Alternatives to Uberization.

Our stellar panel, co-organized with A. Casilli, M. Miceli, T. Le Bonniec and others, featured data workers and commercial content moderators Kauna Ibrahim Malgwi, Noraly Guevara and Sakine B., as well as researcher Jonas CL Valente from the Fairwork initiative.

Together, we delved into the intricacies of the human labor that fuels artificial intelligence and ensures safe participation to social media. Together, we discussed workers’ expectations, concerns and common struggles to move forward toward a world in which where technology serves all humans equally and responsibly.