Adio-Adet Dinika

Adio is a political scientist specializing in platform labour and platform governance. He received his PhD from the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) in Germany, focusing on critiquing techno-optimistic narratives of platform labour in Sub-Saharan Africa. At DAIR, Adio's research examines the often invisibilized labour behind AI system development, emphasizing the importance of ethical considerations in AI creation. His work combines academic rigor with insights from fieldwork across multiple African countries. Through his research, Adio aims to highlight the overlooked human contributions to AI and advocate for fair practices and ethical standards in the digital economy. His broader interests include platform regulation, workers' rights in the tech industry, and promoting responsible AI development that considers its socio-economic impacts in the Global South.