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Dr. Milagros Miceli

Critic · DISC type C
Research Lead at The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
📍 Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Dr. Milagros Miceli is a distinguished sociologist and computer scientist leading research at The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and the Weizenbaum-Institut. Her work critically examines the labor conditions and power dynamics in the production of ground-truth data for AI, informed by her PhD from Technische Universität Berlin.

Originally from Argentina and now based in Berlin, she identifies as a mom, an immigrant, and a first-generation academic. Her work involves continuous global engagement with communities of data workers, reflecting a deep personal commitment to amplifying their voices and improving their precarious working conditions.

She was named to the TIME100 list of the most influential people in AI for 2025.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Research Lead
Job Level
Middle
Location
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Priorities

Topics Dr. cares about

Data Worker Rights
Her research focuses on the precarious labor conditions, power imbalances, and exploitation faced by the global workforce that trains AI systems.
Ethical AI
She investigates the social and ethical implications of AI development, advocating for responsible design and deployment of machine learning technologies.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Research Lead
The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
4-2022 - 2-2025
Researcher
The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
10-2024
Lecturer
Technische Universität Berlin
9-2022
Research Group Lead
Weizenbaum-Institut für die vernetzte Gesellschaft
11-2019 - 9-2022
Doctoral Researcher
Technische Universität Berlin
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Education
11-2019 - 8-2022
Phd
Technische Universität Berlin
2016 - 2019
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

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