In 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 Maybe

A conversation hosted by Data & Society’s Labor Futures initiative about the hidden relational dynamics that shape how we shop today. Read more

A discussion with researcher Alexandra Mateescu on care work and the gig economy in the United States and Spain that also touches on Mateescu's recent report: Electronic Visit Verification. Read on Gig Podcast

Faculty Fellows Meredith D. Clark and Shaka McGlotten reflect on their experience at Data & Society during a global pandemic. Read more

Sareeta Amrute and Emiliano Treré discuss the relationship between data and racial capitalism. Read more

Ellen Pao hosts a conversation with Yang Hong and McKensie Mack about their new report on remote workplace harms. Read more

Shaka McGlotten and Chris Ramsaroop discuss the history of human labor being quantified as data. Read more

A new podcast series from Data & Society and Public Books that explores the past, present, and future of data. Read more

Ghost Work is a necessary and revelatory exposé of the invisible human workforce. Read more

Why has work become insecure? Historian Louis Hyman discusses the surprising origins of the “gig economy.” Read more