PLAYING OURSELVES INTO FEUDALISM: THE POLITICS AND ETHICS OF LUDIC AUTOMATION

Miguel Angel Sicart; Martin Pichlmair

doi:10.14236/ewic/EVAC18.5

PLAYING OURSELVES INTO FEUDALISM: THE POLITICS AND ETHICS OF LUDIC AUTOMATION

Miguel Angel Sicart
, Martin Pichlmair

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Abstract

Automation is everywhere. We fear the robots, but it is in fact a more insidious kind of automation, driven by algorithms and presented in a playful way, that is slowly corroding the social fabric. This “soft automation”, the use of algorithms to eliminate semi-skilled white-collar jobs, is transforming services into self-services, and killing the middle class as a result of it.

Original language	English
Publication date	2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/EVAC18.5
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	POM/EVA 2018 - Aalborg University Copenhagen , Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 15 May 2018 → 17 May 2018

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Conference	POM/EVA 2018
Location	Aalborg University Copenhagen
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	15/05/2018 → 17/05/2018

Keywords

Soft Automation
Algorithms
Semi-skilled Jobs
Self-services
Middle Class Erosion

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