Antonio Aloisi
@aloisi.bsky.social
law professor @ielawschool + fellow @nyulaw platforms, AI, futures of work, social Europe “Your Boss Is an Algorithm” – Hart 2022 http://lawtomation.ie.edu
First was the second day of the @etui.bsky.social occupational safety and health conference. I particularly liked the talks by Juan Sebastian Carbonell (limits to algorithmic management) and @aloisi.bsky.social 👋 (AI at work: product or people safety?) www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqL9... (2/4)
12 Dec 2025 OSH in the age of artificial intelligence
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Que font les « patrons » algorithmiques au travail ? danslesalgorithmes.net/2026/01/22/q...
Que font les « patrons » algorithmiques au travail ?
Les chercheurs Antonio Aloisi et Valerio De Stefano sont les auteurs de Your Boss Is an Algorithm (Bloomsbury, 2022, non traduit). Dans un article de ...
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Our annual occupational safety and health (OSH) conference is back, and this year's theme couldn't be more topical: OSH in the age of artificial intelligence 💻 📱 🤖
#AI sceptic Emily Bender: ‘The emperor has no clothes’ The computational linguist on her motivations for taking on Big Tech, the dangers of chatbots — and why AI is just a ‘glorified Magic 8 Ball’ www.ft.com/content/9029...
I won't deny that it needs a revision since it's started interacting with the real world but I agree we ought to criticise and refine, scrapping it won't do anything beyond make people's lives worse for the sake of capital gains.
We’re criticising GDPR for all the wrong reasons
The new EU Commission is all about ‘competitiveness’, but their plans to cut data protection rules are extremely short sighted.
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Economic miracles stem from discovery, not repeating tasks at greater speed. #AI could still ignite a #productivity renaissance, only if we use it to dig deeper for new and inconceivable endeavours rather than merely drilling more holes > www.ft.com/content/55bc... via @carlbfrey.bsky.social
AI alone cannot solve the productivity puzzle
Economic miracles stem from discovery, not repeating tasks at greater speed
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“By all means, critique the GDPR, but aim at the right target. Its abstract, transactional, individualistic DNA is ill-suited to the collective, lopsided reality of modern workplaces where employees’ data is fed into black-box AI systems.” theconversation.com/were-critici...
We’re criticising GDPR for all the wrong reasons
The new EU Commission is all about ‘competitiveness’, but their plans to cut data protection rules are extremely short sighted.
theconversation.com
✂️ “Simplify”. “Streamline”. “Scale back”. Brussels is all about boosting competitiveness by cutting red tape. The intention to stimulate the economy is laudable, but there is a real risk of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Trimming will achieve little. theconversation.com/were-critici...
We’re criticising GDPR for all the wrong reasons
The new EU Commission is all about ‘competitiveness’, but their plans to cut data protection rules are extremely short sighted.
theconversation.com
@leaypi.bsky.social su come le democrazie si illudono di gestire la complessità intervenendo sui capi espiatori. Superare le frontiere come indole “animale” e necessità umana. Idee per un’#Europa diversa, lenti per correggere la miopia di oggi | via @eugeniocau.bsky.social ilpost.link/AyIw7jXuvu
Annullare i confini, con Lea Ypi - Il Post
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⚖️ Hot off the press! Our new report, “Innovation Beyond Technology. The Crucial Role of Skills in Driving Change in the Legal Profession: Perspectives from Lawyers at Major Firms in Spain”, is now available: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... via @ielawschool
+ #LawtomationDays | CALL4PAPERS | Technology and (Dis)Trust: #AI between confidence and controversy + 📅 Thursday, 2 & Friday, 3 Oct 2025 📍 IE Law School, Madrid 📞 lawtomation.ie.edu/conference/ ⏳ Deadline for submission: Sunday, 15 June 2025 🔁 Please circulate widely and wildly
The tech billionaires’ faith in this religion of technological salvation leads them to believe the end of this world, & the advent of a perfect one is nigh. They must believe, despite all evidence to the contrary. The rest of us are stuck in the real world www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tech oligarchs are gambling our future on a fantasy | Adam Becker
Musk and Bezos are the heirs to a quasi-religious belief in tech salvation. The rest of us are stuck in the real world
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✍🏽 “House of gigs: Domestic workers, algorithmic management and the Platform Work Directive”; the draft of our latest co-authored chapter is out: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
How to Survive the #AI Revolution The challenge isn’t just understanding where A.I. is headed but shaping its direction before we lose all possibility of control: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... via @newyorker.com
How to Survive the A.I. Revolution
The Luddites lost the fight to save their livelihoods. As the threat of artificial intelligence looms, can we do any better?
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🎯 The 4th edition of the IE #Lawtomation Days will explore the impact and limits of regulation through the lens of trust This year’s theme—#Technology and (Dis)Trust—focuses on the legal and institutional mechanisms shaping confidence and controversy in #AI lawtomation.ie.edu/conference/
There’s no longer any scenario in which A.I. fades into irrelevance. We urgently need voices from outside the industry to help shape its future. www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
Are We Taking A.I. Seriously Enough?
There’s no longer any scenario in which A.I. fades into irrelevance. We urgently need voices from outside the industry to help shape its future.
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🚨 Our “monumental” study on algorithmic management –exploring its context, sociolegal challenges, opportunities and emerging trends– is finally out! 📎 You can access the full study here, summary, annexes, empirical & legal databases included: employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/study-explor...
Most of us aren’t using A.I. to save lives faster and better. We are using A.I. to make mediocre improvements, such as emailing more. That’s a mid revolution of mid tasks. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o.... Brilliant @tressiemcphd.bsky.social on @nytimes.com
Opinion | Actually, A.I. Is Pretty Mid (Gift Article)
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
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📢 Out today: “The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work – Insights from the Food Delivery Sector”, a new multidisciplinary book edited by Kurt Vandaele and Silvia Rainone. 🔗 Check it out here: lnkd.in/eHupNeUC
Outdated legal frameworks are a barrier to the EU’s just transition – here’s how we can fix them by @aloisi.bsky.social theconversation.com/outdated-leg...
Outdated legal frameworks are a barrier to the EU’s just transition – here’s how we can fix them
Trade unions are vital to designing new European labour laws that actually protect workers.
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The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work, co-edited with @silviarainone.bsky.social, is now available @elgarpublishing.bsky.social @etui.bsky.social Thanks to the authors for their insights on app-based food delivery! More info 👉 www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the... #GigEconomy #FoodForThought
The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work
‘Bringing together leading voices, this Companion offers a critical and forward-looking analysis of how to regulate the industry''s impact on work and workers. With insightful case studies and expert ...
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The EU’s transition to ecological sustainability and digital transformation requires modern labour policies, worker-centered flexibility, and inclusion. @aloisi.bsky.social details how these transitions, like fraternal twins, share similarities but differ in key ways. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
A Green, Digital and Just Transition? The Not-So-Bizarre EU Policy Love Triangle | IE Insights
The EU’s transition toward ecological sustainability and digital transformation requires modern labour policies, worker-centered flexibility, and inclusive participation, writes Antonio Aloisi.
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How to make sense of the firehose of law-related news? FWIW, I find these lists & feeds indispensable: Big list of law folks: bsky.app/profile/davi... Law folks talk feed: bsky.app/profile/davi... Law-like talk feed: bsky.app/profile/davi... AI & the law feed: bsky.app/profile/davi...
And finally, your boss wants you back in the office. And when you get back, get ready for next level surveillance tools that experts say will now be able to watch your every move.
Your Boss Wants You Back in the Office. This Surveillance Tech Could Be Waiting for You
Warehouse-style employee tracking tech has expanded into job after job. Now, as millions are called back to the workplace, it’s finally coming for the American office worker.
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