Antonio Casilli at the French Parliament to Talk about AI and Human Labor
On 9 April 2026, DiPLab co-founder Antonio A. Casilli spoke at the Dénumérisons
! symposium at the French Assemblée Nationale, at the invitation of MP Lisa
Belluco.
The question brought to the floor: behind the apparent “freedom” and
“intelligence” of digital platforms lies a workforce whose rights are
systematically violated. Click workers, data labelers, content moderators, and
micro-task workers who keep AI systems running are exposed to violent content,
subject to constant algorithmic evaluation, and denied basic labor protections.
Any serious effort to regulate AI must begin by putting the human beings who
build it back at the center, making their labor visible, their rights
enforceable, and their dignity non-negotiable.