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Visiting PhD
Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Visiting period: April – June 2024
Thomas Le Bonniec is a Sociology PhD researcher at the Institut Polytechnique under Antonio Casilli and Corinne Vercher’s supervision, member of the Digital Platforms Laboratory (DiPLab). Working on the recognition of AI workers by data protection regulation and digital commons. Obtained a master’s degree in sociology in 2018 at Sorbonne-Université. In 2019, helped uncover how Siri, Apple’s vocal assistant, collected users’ audio recordings without their knowledge. Has worked on the digital industry from a critical perspective ever since. Participates in advising public decisionmakers, civil society NGOs and trade unions. Also writes news articles on surveillance, platforms, digital labor, the environmental cost of digital economies and regulation.
During his visiting period, he held the 115th Nexa Lunch Seminar, titled “Personal Data Production: where AI labour & GDPR regulation intersect”.