The Future of Work

Dr. Darius Meier

doi:10.5771/9783748916420

Summary

Changes in the working world due to artificial intelligence and robots are a hot topic, yet well-founded answers from an ethical perspective are lacking. This book provides these in a scientific manner and is the result of a multi-year research project by the Universities of Lucerne and Yale. It discusses the opportunities and risks of automating human labor and provides policy recommendations to enable a dignified life. The author, Darius Meier, has been operating at the intersection of science, practice, and politics for years, which is why this book is aimed at those who are interested in ethical solutions to preserve social peace in the digital age.

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-0895-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-1642-0
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Ethik | Ethics
Volume: 2
Language: English
Pages: 318
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 14 Download chapter (PDF)
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1. 1.1 Research structure
2. 1.2 Scientific relevance
3. 1.3 Societal and practical relevance
4. 1.4 Overview of the current state of research
5. 1.5 Methodological approach
6. 1.6 Literature and sources
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1. 1. 2.1.1 Work vs. labor
  2. 2.1.2 Ethical vs. economic perspectives
  3. 2.1.3 Human labor as a control authority when deploying technology
2. 1. 2.2.1 Clarification of the term automation
  2. 2.2.2 Clarification of digital transformation
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1. 1. 3.1.1 Short history of human dignity
  2. 3.1.2 The specification challenge of the term human dignity
2. 3.2 Justification of human dignity as a moral value
3. 1. 1. 3.3.1.1 Influence on policy and practice
  2. 1. 3.3.2.1 Defining a life with human dignity
    2. 3.3.2.2 The ten central human capabilities
    3. 3.3.2.3 Human flourishing and human dignity
    4. 3.3.2.4 Applicability to technology
  3. 1. 3.3.3.1 Social justice and human dignity
    2. 3.3.3.1 The capabilities approach: An approach to social justice
  4. 3.3.4 Discussions on the justification of the capabilities approach
4. 1. 1. 3.4.1.1 Catholic social teaching (CST)
    2. 3.4.1.2 Protestant ethic
    3. 3.4.1.3 China
    4. 3.4.1.4 Islam
    5. 3.4.1.5 Hinduism
  2. 3.4.2 The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the United Nations (UN)
  3. 3.4.3 Identity and work
  4. 1. 3.4.4.1 Characteristics
    2. 3.4.4.2 Dignity and meaningful work
  5. 3.4.5 Implications for the capabilities approach
  6. 1. 3.4.6.1 Marxist critique of labor
    2. 3.3.7.2 Online anti-work movement
    3. 3.3.7.3 Ascetic tradition
5. 3.5 Justification of the ethical point of reference
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1. 1. 4.1.1 Manufacturing and supply chain
  2. 4.1.2 Mining
  3. 4.1.3 Agriculture
2. 1. 4.2.1 Labor market requirements and access to work
  2. 4.2.2 New ways of education
3. 1. 1. 4.3.1.1 Automated press and political discourse in democracy
    2. 4.3.1.2 Socialization and the work on selfhood
  2. 4.3.2 Data slavery as a new form of unpaid labor
4. 1. 4.4.1 Robo advisory
  2. 4.4.2 Accounting
  3. 4.4.3 Mobile banking applications
  4. 4.4.4 Blockchain
5. 1. 4.5.1 Medical decisions
  2. 4.5.2 Pharmaceutical industry, pharmacies, and drug distribution automation
6. 4.6 Care and sex robots
7. 1. 4.7.1 Conventional warfare and autonomous weapons systems (AWS)
  2. 4.7.2 Espionage and surveillance automation
8. 1. 4.8.1 Legal services
  2. 1. 4.8.2.1 Access to services
    2. 4.8.2.2 Equity
    3. 4.8.2.3 Market pressure and efficiency
9. 1. 4.9.1 Minimum wage
  2. 4.9.2 Universal basic income (UBI) as a social assistance scheme
  3. 4.9.3 Educational programs and awareness campaigns
  4. 4.9.4 Self-regulation
  5. 4.9.5 Technology restrictions
  6. 1. 4.9.6.1 Robot and digital taxation
    2. 4.9.6.2 Progressive and capital taxation
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1. 1. 5.1.1 Manual labor
  2. 5.1.2 Automation of communication
  3. 5.1.3 Financial services
  4. 5.1.4 Medicine
  5. 5.1.5 Rule of law
2. 5.2 The crucial importance of social assistance
6 ConclusionPages 239 - 242 Download chapter (PDF)
7 ReferencesPages 243 - 318 Download chapter (PDF)