The Future of Human Creative Knowledge Work Within the Digital Economy

From Digital Culture & Society

Article title: The Future of Human Creative Knowledge Work Within the Digital Economy

DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2018.10.002

Contents 1 Context 2 Overview 3 Strengths and Weaknesses 4 Conclusion

[edit] Context

Automation’s influence is growing rapidly. Automation fulfills the corporate desire to attain the fastest and least expensive production process imaginable, endangering the jobs of millions of Americans. One could anticipate intelligent machines supplanting the lion’s share of human work one day.

[edit] Overview

The article asserts that proliferation of automated machines in industrial contexts in a product of the interrelation between technological advancements and neo-liberal objective of profitmaking.

Whether a job consists of monotonous tasks or elaborate analysis, the boundless potential of artificial intelligence will make any profession automatable. Intelligent machines have the propensity to master the completion of virtually any task through a process known as ‘deep learning’.

Significant growth of the already expansive gig economy is inevitable if large-scale displacement of human workers by self-regulating machines were to happen.

[edit] Strengths and Weaknesses

The article provides an in-depth historical background on the industrial use of automation, the future trajectory of these machines, and its implications. The article compels readers to contemplate the government’s role in supporting affected workers.

The structuring of the article could be improved. Better cohesion would significantly bolster the article’s quality.

[edit] Conclusion

The article is rich in references to relevant social and economic principles, such as neoliberalism, Calvinism, and Taylorism. This article can be of interest to those seeking a comprehensive understanding of forces impelling the growing industrial reliance on automated machines.

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