Casilli

On October 27, join us for an edition of the CDSI Speaker Series with Antonio Casilli, Professor of Sociology at Télécom Paris. Casilli's talk will explore the global value chains behind AI, from digital labour and data annotation to resource extraction and infrastructure. Register: mcgill.ca/x/5VN

Antonio Casilli of Institut Polytechnique de Paris tells #F24Debate that more and more data centres are moving to the Global South to “extract even more natural resources.” Click the link to watch the full debate ➡️ https://go.france24.com/yq7i

“13,000 data centers worldwide. 40% in the US. Hundreds more in Europe, China. But that’s not a northern hemisphere matter anymore. AI giants are turning to Chile’s Quilicura & Atacama Desert drawn by water, solar energy or to Argentina drawn by fracking…” Watch my interview on @france24.com

Really important and fascinating report on European workers for Scale AI’s Outlier. The report examines their working conditions as well as all of the data extracted from workers and shared with third parties. And much more - check it out!

Our new report “Surveillance at Scale: How AI Training Platforms Gather Personal Data from European Workers” just dropped. The investigation found evidence of 16 trackers collecting sensitive and biometric data, including facial scans+links with US military. Read & share: diplab.eu/report-new-d...

New preprint: “The Making of the Data Working Class”, where I critique AI capital-driven narratives and examine the rising visibility & mobilization of data workers, emerging as a global working class alongside tech workers, often seen as a digital middle class. Open access: hal.science/hal-05742364

there was a time I took jack clark seriously, im embarrassed to say

I was on France24 to discuss the n-th case of fear-driven marketing stunt by Jacob Coxon &co. Yes, we need more AI regulation. But also basic education for those who build it. Maybe a crash course in avoiding lazy tropes of killer tech and Oppenheimer wannabes trying to stop it? youtu.be/GMDXSke46l0

Outsourcing AI oversight jobs powered by fracked methane gas to people living in the regions that will be destabilized by climate breakdown first…

Julián Posada, a professor at Yale University, speaks about AI data work that is outsourced to Venezuela. The workers, some of whom are paid as little as 50 cents per hour, “would not know who the employers were or what even the AI they were helping develop is.”

“Data workers are today's factory workers,” says Antonio Casilli (@casilli.bsky.social), professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Paris. These workers train AI and maintain machines and are “really poorly paid,” says Casilli.

Watch me live today on Democracy Now! I’ll be talking about AI and global supply chains, and how data workers are organizing around the world. We’ll also discuss my book, Waiting for Robots, and our documentary, In the Belly of AI. Live today at 8 AM NYC / 1 PM London. www.democracynow.org

#IA #bigdata #capitalisme li.sten.to/perspectives...

Great news folks! I've been selected by Villa Albertine, to talk at SXSW. Now I need your help. It'll take you exactly 3 minutes (I timed it): - create an account: id.sxsw.com/sign_up - go to my proposal: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx... - put a ❤️ (top-right corner) Deadline: Aug. 23, 2026.

🔴 L’IA, « chaîne de valeur industrielle globalisée » : ouvrir le capot par le devoir de vigilance des entreprises Avec Antonio @casilli.bsky.social, sociologue, Baptiste Delmas, juriste, et Christine Chiffre de la @cgtcadrestechs.bsky.social cc @eurocadres.bsky.social ▶️ li.sten.to/perspectives...

For once, I’m playing on home turf, as I’m interviewed by the science magazine of Institut Polytechnique de Paris. I reflect on my work as a researcher and my commitment as a conscientious objector while warmongers co-opt every use of AI. www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/d...

Delighted to see the South Korean edition of my book out in the world. My first thanks go to publisher E-sang Books and to translator Byun Jung-soo. It’s been… hem, strange to see the positive attention the book has received in newspapers over the last few days… (Post continues in caption)

L’IA est au cœur des 23 Md€ annoncés par Macron au sommet de Nairobi. Mais combien iront aux “ouvriers de la donnée” qui produisent réellement cette IA ? Dans mon entretien pour La Vie Ouvrière, je reviens sur les nouvelles formes d’exploitation derrière plateformes et LLM. nvo.fr/les-ouvriers...

Spent a week in Nairobi speaking with data workers, organizers, activists. One story dominated every conversation: Sama, a major data annotation and moderation company, laid off 1000+ workers. Behind AI, a new “data working class” is organizing. My interview with RFI: www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

This #LabourDay, we honor the workers behind AI—often unseen, always essential. This year’s theme calls for stronger protections and worker-centered innovation. The cancellation of #RightsCon2026 under unclear circumstances is a setback for accountability and dialogue.

L’IA come nuova forma di colonialismo occidentale, senza frontiere o perimetri perché lo sfruttamento riguarda tutto: terra, corpi, risorse naturali e vite umane. Il #1maggio alle 11.00 ne parlo su Rai Radio3. www.raiplaysound.it/programmi/ra...

Theme: AI Supply Chains

🚨D-7 The call for papers for INDL-9 is still open—until April 30, 2026. This time our annual conference will be hosted on Sept 9–11, 2026 at the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva. www.indl.network/indl-9/ cc. @ubiquity75.xyz @posada.website @milamiceli.bsky.social #ai #work #labor

Le jeudi 9 avril j’interviendrai à l’Assemblée Nationale pour décrypter les atteintes aux droits humains dont sont victimes les ouvriers et ouvrières de la donnée, et interroger les responsabilités qu’elles engagent. Dernières inscriptions par ici : 3a4c7c38.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFAJ...

INDL-NA, the North American chapter of our International Network on Digital Labor, holds the 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜, hosted at Yale University in April. The event, organized by @posada.website, opens with a keynote by Julia Ticona. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...

J’ai le plaisir d’être l’invité du tout premier épisode du nouveau podcast Cyber Revolution. J’échange avec Hugo Pompougnac, président de l’association Espaces Marx, autour de mon travail avec l’équipe DiPLab sur les ouvrier•ères des données qui produisent nos IA. youtu.be/gO1D6s8G7zA?...

Mardi 17 mars, 18h, mon séminaire "Le 'travail du clic'. Interroger le geste productif et ses implications pour la subjectivité politique des travailleurs de l’IA", examinera le concept dans une perspective historique. - en présence : 54 bd Raspail, 75006 Paris, Salle AS1_24 - Zoom : merci de me DM

Mardi 17 mars, 18h, mon séminaire "Le 'travail du clic'. Interroger le geste productif et ses implications pour la subjectivité politique des travailleurs de l’IA", examinera le concept dans une perspective historique. - en présence : 54 bd Raspail, 75006 Paris, Salle AS1_24 - Zoom : merci de me DM

Anthropic new report on AI's labor impact. Their own data show no measurable increase in unemployment. Also, they admit their framework is "most useful when effects are ambiguous." Ambiguity, like fear, is a tool for preempting labor organizing. www.anthropic.com/research/lab...

Malgré les frappes, Careem, Uber Eats et Deliveroo ont continué leurs livraisons au Moyen-Orient, mettant les livreurs en danger. Management algorithmique et précarité font d’eux de la chair à canon numérique, illustrant le lien direct entre guerre et capitalisme. www.wired.me/story/with-m...

A deux doigts de penser que les jedi anti-sith sont les vrais sith. Une BD inspirée en partie de plusieurs strips du maître jedi @tienstiens.bsky.social

Glossaire d'éducation populaire sur l'IA, les problèmes sociaux, les retombées politiques, les alternatives possibles. Conçu pour enseignants, formateurs, travailleurs sociaux et journalistes et quiconque souhaite aller au-delà des discours dominants. iaep.be

India AI Impact Summit is coming to a close. I was interviewed on France24 (English) about data centers, data work, sovereignty-as-a-service in the Global South. youtu.be/-bUBWFSVsoo?... World leaders, CEOs discuss AI governance at India summit: Who owns AI ?

Podcast Radio3Scienza ft my interview (in Italian) about RentAHuman: hype, scam, or vibe coding experiment? My bet: in 2 months, it’ll turn out that all matching workers-tasks is done “by hand” (by humans and not by agentic AI) and we’ll never hear about it again. www.raiplaysound.it/audio/2026/0...

Antonio Casilli : « Avec l’IA, Capgemini transforme son plan de licenciement en argument marketing » ➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/6Lx

Licenciements massifs justifiés par l'IA : mon interview avec Pierric Marissal vient de paraître dans L'Humanité. www.humanite.fr/social-et-ec...

Ieri sera Le Iene, popolare trasmissione di inchiesta della televisione italiana, ha mandato in onda la prima parte di un servizio di approfondimento sulle condizioni lavorative di chi addestra l’IA. Nel servizio anche la mia analisi, che condivido per raccontare questa realtà sommersa.

We are kicking off 2026 with a new report! The comprehensive study "Data Work in Egypt: Who Are the Workers Behind Artificial Intelligence?" conducted by the DiPLab research collective, provides the first in-depth examination of Egyptian data workers. diplab.eu/diplab-relea...

“Leisure has been colonized by work” says Institut polytechnique de Paris' @casilli.bsky.social Monday’s #F24Debate looks at the future of free time in the age of technology - and asks whether we ever truly clock off. Tune in at 7.10PM Paris Time at france24.com/en/live

Un témoignage à la première personne de Michael Geoffrey Abuyabo Asia, ancien modérateur de chats "intimes" avec des IA (« AI companions »), depuis les bidonvilles de Nairobi. Vertigineuses questions sur le travail émotionnel et le consentement. Via @casilli.bsky.social data-workers.org/michael/

Où @casilli.bsky.social rappelle qu'avec l'IA, le volume de micro-tâches ne diminue pas : "plus le marché de l’intelligence artificielle générative grandit, plus on a besoin de réentraîner les modèles" www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

yes, i can assure you this is fraudulent research

Yet another prime case of Potemkin AI. I hate seeing an “AI notetaker” in a zoom call recording everything. In some cases, these notetakers were literally just a guy writing everything down. We too often see vaporous hype leading to the credulous embrace of fraudulent systems.

Il 20 nov al CSOA Forte Prenestino ci sarà la proiezione del documentario “In the Belly of AI” (Nel Ventre dell’Intelligenza Artificiale”, regia di Henri Poulain), basato sulle mie ricerche e di cui sono coautore. Podcast della mia intervista su Radio Onda Rossa. www.casilli.fr/2025/11/16/p...

It’s been an incredible week in Istanbul. I presented our documentary “In the Belly of AI” at the Cooperative AI conference, discussed recent DiPLab research at the TÜFRAM seminar at Marmara university, enjoyed time with old & new friends, indulged in my unabashed passion for anything Byzantine.