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Should humans work?

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  • Santos, Sergio
  • Kissamitaki, Maritsa
  • Chiesa, Matteo

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Should humans work? A simple question at a time when the advent of AI, automation and robotics claims a privileged position in the future of work. The question is perplexing and confusing however once we enquire into the meaning of technology and work as such: some claim that human jobs and well-being might be threatened by technological advances while others predict an increase in high skilled demand.

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  • Santos, Sergio & Kissamitaki, Maritsa & Chiesa, Matteo, 2020. "Should humans work?," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(6).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:44:y:2020:i:6:s0308596120300021
    DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2020.101910
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    1. Meinertsen, Bo R., 2021. "Work and the need for meaning: Comments on ‘should humans work?’," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(1).

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