Dr. Milagros Miceli

Milagros Miceli is a sociologist and computer scientist. Her research is centered on exploring the production of ground-truth data for machine learning, with a specific focus on labor conditions and power dynamics involved in data generation and labeling. Dr. Miceli is interested in analyzing the underlying questions of meaning-making, knowledge production, and symbolic power embedded within machine learning data. Dr. Miceli's work sheds light on the ethical and social implications of AI development, especially data work. Her research has significant implications for the responsible design and deployment of machine learning technologies.

Dr. Miceli leads the research group “Data, Algorithmic Systems, and Ethics“ at the Weizenbaum Institute. She is also a research fellow at the DAIR Institute, where she is actively investigating ways to engage communities of data workers in AI research.