Signs from the future, phantoms of the past. On automation and technological transformation in late capitalism

Digital Economy appears to be the future of the capitalist economic system. In these lines we explain some of its main characteristics. In order to do so, we analyze some of the transformations implied by the use of ICTs in the production process and tackle the business model of the GAFA companies f...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Navarro Ruiz, Clara
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/52579
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/filosofia/article/view/52579
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:economía digital
reorganización productiva
empresas GAFA
TIC
automatización
digital economy
productive reorganization
GAFA companies
ICTs
automation
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Summary:Digital Economy appears to be the future of the capitalist economic system. In these lines we explain some of its main characteristics. In order to do so, we analyze some of the transformations implied by the use of ICTs in the production process and tackle the business model of the GAFA companies following Philipp Staab. We conclude by approaching the automation phenomenon in relation with employment loss thanks to Aaron Benanav’s argumentation.