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blog post
Think Different BlogAiha Nguyen's thoughts on the deeper causes of "workslop" were referenced by the Think Different blog. Read on Think Different BlogMay 2026 -
Article
Marie ClaireA Marie Claire reporter references a report from Cornell University's Worker Institute and Data & Society that flagged the risks AI poses to models being fairly compensated for their work. For example,"...A single photoshoo... Read on Marie ClaireApril 2026 -
Article
Siegel Family EndowmentIn this Q&A, Alexandra Mateescu, a researcher with Data & Society’s Labor Futures program, shares her research about the gendered experience of the gig economy; how AI is an extension of existing tools of surveillance a... Read on Siegel Family EndowmentApril 2026 -
Press Coverage
Teen VogueSeptember 2025 -
podcast
Computer Says MaybeIn this episode of Computer Says Maybe, host Alix Dunn speaks with Data & Society Labor Futures researchers Aiha Nguyen and Alexandra Mateescu, who recently authored Generative AI and Labor: Power, Hype, and Value at Work. They discuss how automation is now being used as a threat against workers, and how certain types of labor are being devalued by AI — especially (shocking) traditionally feminised work, such as caregiving. Read on Computer Says MaybeMarch 2025 -
op-ed
The American PsychoanalystMarch 2025 -
Primer
Data & SocietyThis new primer shows that understanding how AI will affect work requires examining how work is organized, how industries are structured, and whose and what work is valued. Read moreDecember 2024 -
report
Data & SocietyExamining the risks that financial wellness may pose to workers and society, this report asks: Who ultimately benefits from framing financial status as a matter of health? Read moreJuly 2024 -
report
Data & SocietyIn “Establishing Vigilant Care: Data Infrastructures and the Black Birthing Experience,” Data & Society researcher Joan Mukogosi explains why many prominent interventions to this crisis are neglecting other risks to Black people. Read moreJuly 2024 -
report
Data & SocietyWhile platforms provide a new way for professionals to find patients, diminish administrative load, and earn additional income, providers have also increasingly been recruited into labor arrangements that mirror those of other gigified sectors like service and delivery work. Read moreMay 2024