Krystal Kauffman
Research Fellow
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Krystal is the former lead organizer of Turkopticon, a researcher and an advocate for data workers.
I am a data worker and researcher with DAIR, focused on the human labor that underpins AI systems and the ethical questions that surround them. My work examines the often-invisible individuals who power the AI supply chain—data annotators, content moderators, and other platform-based workers—and the broader systems that shape their working conditions.
Before entering the research space, I spent a decade working on political and issue campaigns as a community organizer, driven by a commitment to equity and systemic change. My training in geology helps me approach the AI ecosystem as a layered, interconnected system, one where human labor is often buried or overlooked.
Photo: Petros Teka