数字劳工与下一代互联网Digital Labour and the Next Internet
文森特·莫斯可,徐偲骕,张岩松
摘要(Abstract):
本文从传播政治经济学的视角出发,批判性地分析了下一代互联网的关键要素:云计算、大数据分析和物联网。文章认为,下一代互联网中的从业者并不都从事光鲜亮丽的劳动,还包括非洲开采稀有金属的工人、在中国工厂生产i Phone的工人,以及网站商业内容管理员和零工经济工作者。他们的劳动条件恶劣、收入低廉、缺乏保障,甚至被引导自我剥削。本文还讨论了自动化对工作的影响,包括零售业的萧条及大规模失业,创造性和信息化劳动岗位也朝不保夕,随着下一代互联网的发展,自动化引发的失业预测可能最终实现。最后,文章提供了可能的应对方案,包括重新工会化和各国正在实验的"全民基本收入"政策。
关键词(KeyWords): 下一代互联网;云计算;大数据分析;物联网;劳动
基金项目(Foundation): 2017年国家建设高水平大学公派研究生项目(留金发[2017]3019),编号:201706100024成果之一
作者(Author): 文森特·莫斯可,徐偲骕,张岩松
DOI: 10.16602/j.gmj.20180040
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