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Digital Labor Platforms and the Control of Skilled Workers
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A large segment of Americans now find work via online labor market platforms — not just low-wage drivers for Uber, but highly educated lawyers and architects, software engineers and data scientists. Sociologist of work and technology Hatim Rahman discusses the ways that algorithms are used to control these workers, intentionally keeping them constantly off guard.
Resources:
Hatim Rahman, Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control Workers UC Press, 2024
The post Digital Labor Platforms and the Control of Skilled Workers appeared first on KPFA.
1001 episodes
Manage episode 436354684 series 2457681
A large segment of Americans now find work via online labor market platforms — not just low-wage drivers for Uber, but highly educated lawyers and architects, software engineers and data scientists. Sociologist of work and technology Hatim Rahman discusses the ways that algorithms are used to control these workers, intentionally keeping them constantly off guard.
Resources:
Hatim Rahman, Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control Workers UC Press, 2024
The post Digital Labor Platforms and the Control of Skilled Workers appeared first on KPFA.
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