Work Without the Worker
Jones, Philip What happens to work when it makes itself obsolete? We are told the future of work will be increasingly automated. Algorithms, processing massive amounts of information at startling speed, will lead us to a new world of effortless labour and a post-work utopia of ever expanding leisure. But behind the gleaming surface stands millions of workers, often in the Global South, manually processing data for a pittance. In this stimulating work, Phil ...