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SUMMARY:Mapping Data Works
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DESCRIPTION:Data work undergirds much of the digital infrastructures that w
	e use every day.\nContent moderation on online platforms or the ‘AI revolu
	tion’ more broadly hinge\non often exploited and invisibilised human labou
	r. This panel foregrounds the\nissues and struggles of data work in a Euro
	pean context.\n\nEurope is perceived to play a significant role in shaping
	 the governance and\npolitical economy of digital technologies. Notions su
	ch as the ‘Brussels\nEffect’\, ‘Sovereign AI’ or ‘Public AI’ suggest a for
	m of normative leadership\,\ninvoking alternative approaches to AI more cl
	osely grounded in public values. At\nthe same time\, comparatively little 
	attention has been paid to the labour and\nsupply chains that underpin the
	se systems\, which are then naturalized as an\ninevitable feature of the i
	ndustry and placed outside the scope of debates\nrelated to AI.\n\nIn this
	 event\, we will focus on themes like the opacity of global AI supply\ncha
	ins\, gendered and precarious nature of annotation and moderation work\,\n
	historical continuities in outsourced labour\, emerging forms of worker\no
	rganizing\, and the epistemic implications of AI systems.\n\nFirmly rooted
	 in practice\, the speakers will talk about on-the-ground issues and\norga
	nising and connecting it to European-level policy discussions. As such\, t
	he\npanel will zoom into material realities that ostensibly clash with the
	 EU’s\nself-congratulatory digital policy agenda.\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nDr. San
	a Ahmed is a Senior Researcher at the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin\,\nin
	terested in work and labor relations\, with a particular focus on how\ndig
	italisation and automation are transforming labor processes\, employment\n
	relations\, and power relations. Her recent projects include Responsible A
	I\,\nvoluntary standards and labour governance in global value chains\, as
	 well as\nresearch on labour subjectivity and agency.\n\nMargarida Silva i
	s a researcher at SOMO\, an Amsterdam based organisation that\ninvestigate
	s multinational corporations. There\, she focuses on the power and\nimpact
	 of Big Tech companies such as Amazon\, Microsoft and Google. Her recent\n
	research covered Big Tech’s Global Lobby Playbook and Big Tech’s impact on
	 AI\ndata workers.\n\nAndreas Hänisch is Chairman of the TikTok Works Coun
	cil in Berlin and Chairman\nof TikTok’s General Works Council in Germany. 
	Since its establishment in October\n2022\, the Works Council has represent
	ed the interests of more than 400\ncolleagues\, with a particular focus on
	 working conditions for in-house content\nmoderators. Andreas joined TikTo
	k in 2019\, following four years at Spotify.\nAlongside his role at TikTok
	\, he is an active member of the German trade union\nVer.di\, where he is 
	engaged in issues related to workers’ rights and workplace\nrepresentation
	.\n\nAditya Singh (moderator) is Senior Policy Analyst at Open Future and 
	a Fellow at\nConnected by Data\, with nearly a decade of experience in dig
	ital rights\, data\ngovernance\, and technology ethics across India\, Irel
	and\, the UK\, and Brazil. His\nwork focuses on ensuring that AI systems a
	re not only legally compliant but also\naligned with broader social values
	.\n\n\n
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/mapping-data-works
GEO:52.3685931;4.8896879
LOCATION:SPUI25 - Spui 25-27\, 1012 WX Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:alternative,amsterdam-centrum,discussion,spui,talk
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>​​Data work undergirds much of the digital 
	infrastructures that we use every day. Content moderation on online platfo
	rms or the ‘AI revolution’ more broadly hinge on often exploited and invis
	ibilised human labour. This panel foregrounds the issues and struggles of 
	data work in a European context. </p>         <p>​Europe is perceived to p
	lay a significant role in shaping the governance and political economy of 
	digital technologies. Notions such as the ‘Brussels Effect’, ‘Sovereign AI
	’ or ‘Public AI’ suggest a form of normative leadership, invoking alternat
	ive approaches to AI more closely grounded in public values. At the same t
	ime, comparatively little attention has been paid to the labour and supply
	 chains that underpin these systems, which are then naturalized as an inev
	itable feature of the industry and placed outside the scope of debates rel
	ated to AI.  </p> <p>​In this event, we will focus on themes like the opac
	ity of global AI supply chains, gendered and precarious nature of annotati
	on and moderation work, historical continuities in outsourced labour, emer
	ging forms of worker organizing, and the epistemic implications of AI syst
	ems.  ​ </p> <p>​Firmly rooted in practice, the speakers will talk about o
	n-the-ground issues and organising and connecting it to European-level pol
	icy discussions. As such, the panel will zoom into material realities that
	 ostensibly clash with the EU’s self-congratulatory digital policy agenda.
	 </p> <h3>Speakers</h3> <p><em><strong>Dr. Sana Ahmed</strong></em> is a S
	enior Researcher at the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin, interested in work
	 and labor relations, with a particular focus on how digitalisation and au
	tomation are transforming labor processes, employment relations, and power
	 relations. Her recent projects include Responsible AI, voluntary standard
	s and labour governance in global value chains, as well as research on lab
	our subjectivity and agency. </p> <p><em><strong>​</strong></em><strong><e
	m>Margarida Silva </em></strong>is a researcher at SOMO, an Amsterdam base
	d organisation that investigates multinational corporations. There, she fo
	cuses on the power and impact of Big Tech companies such as Amazon, Micros
	oft and Google. Her recent research covered Big Tech’s Global Lobby Playbo
	ok and Big Tech’s impact on AI data workers.  </p> <p><em><strong>​Andreas
	 Hänisch </strong></em>is Chairman of the TikTok Works Council in Berlin a
	nd Chairman of TikTok’s General Works Council in Germany. Since its establ
	ishment in October 2022, the Works Council has represented the interests o
	f more than 400 colleagues, with a particular focus on working conditions 
	for in-house content moderators. Andreas joined TikTok in 2019, following 
	four years at Spotify. Alongside his role at TikTok, he is an active membe
	r of the German trade union Ver.di, where he is engaged in issues related 
	to workers’ rights and workplace representation. </p> <p><em><strong>Adity
	a Singh </strong></em>(moderator) is Senior Policy Analyst at Open Future 
	and a Fellow at Connected by Data, with nearly a decade of experience in d
	igital rights, data governance, and technology ethics across India, Irelan
	d, the UK, and Brazil. His work focuses on ensuring that AI systems are no
	t only legally compliant but also aligned with broader social values. </p>
	 <p>​<br> </p>
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