The algorithmized capitalism: power, surveillance and precarization

The new ways of working permeate a complex and dense framework: the algorithmization. In it, all individuals are subject to a new form of capitalism that intensifies power and surveillance. In view of this, workers are under the aegis of immaterial and virtual bosses, in the form of algorithms, who...

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Main Authors: Oliveira, Herbert Paolo Salles de, Britto, Jorge Nogueira de Paiva, Mattos, Fernando Augusto Mansor de
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description The new ways of working permeate a complex and dense framework: the algorithmization. In it, all individuals are subject to a new form of capitalism that intensifies power and surveillance. In view of this, workers are under the aegis of immaterial and virtual bosses, in the form of algorithms, who exploit their workforce and push them towards precarious conditions. A new form of work is created and in it there are no assured rights for workers and there is a weakening of labor relations. In this article, we discuss how algorithmization allowed liquid and precarious work based on an essay on the new forms of work carried out by the digital medium. The main objective of the essay is to contribute to discussions about platform work and its social consequences, in the face of a structure of constant surveillance and power relations that reconfigure a social logic, in which algorithms have power over workers.
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spelling ojs-article-199722025-01-08T14:10:01Z The algorithmized capitalism: power, surveillance and precarization El capitalismo de los algoritmos: poder, vigilancia y precarización Le capitalisme algorithmique: pouvoir, surveillance et précarisation O capitalismo algoritmizado: poder, vigilância e precarização Oliveira, Herbert Paolo Salles de Britto, Jorge Nogueira de Paiva Mattos, Fernando Augusto Mansor de Oliveira, Herbert Paolo Salles de Britto, Jorge Nogueira de Paiva Mattos, Fernando Augusto Mansor de Oliveira, Herbert Paolo Salles de Britto, Jorge Nogueira de Paiva Mattos, Fernando Augusto Mansor de Oliveira, Herbert Paolo Salles de Britto, Jorge Nogueira de Paiva Mattos, Fernando Augusto Mansor de Trabalho informal Inovação tecnológica Algoritmo Economia gig Trabajo informal Innovación tecnológica Algoritmo Gig economy Informal work Technological innovation Algorithm Gig economy Travail informel Innovation technologique Algorithme Gig economy The new ways of working permeate a complex and dense framework: the algorithmization. In it, all individuals are subject to a new form of capitalism that intensifies power and surveillance. In view of this, workers are under the aegis of immaterial and virtual bosses, in the form of algorithms, who exploit their workforce and push them towards precarious conditions. A new form of work is created and in it there are no assured rights for workers and there is a weakening of labor relations. In this article, we discuss how algorithmization allowed liquid and precarious work based on an essay on the new forms of work carried out by the digital medium. The main objective of the essay is to contribute to discussions about platform work and its social consequences, in the face of a structure of constant surveillance and power relations that reconfigure a social logic, in which algorithms have power over workers. Las nuevas formas de trabajo pasan por un marco complejo y denso: la algoritmización. En ella, todos los individuos están sometidos a una nueva forma de capitalismo que incrementa el poder y la vigilancia. Como resultado, los trabajadores están bajo la égida de jefes inmateriales y virtuales, en forma de algoritmos, que explotan su trabajo y lo empujan hacia la precariedad. Se está creando una nueva forma de trabajo, en la que no hay derechos garantizados para los trabajadores y se debilitan las relaciones laborales. Este artículo analiza cómo la algoritmización ha posibilitado el trabajo líquido y precario, basándose en un ensayo sobre las nuevas formas de trabajo que lleva a cabo el entorno digital. El objetivo principal del ensayo es contribuir al debate sobre el trabajo plataformizado y sus repercusiones sociales, ante una estructura de vigilancia constante y unas relaciones de poder que reconfiguran una lógica social en la que los algoritmos tienen poder sobre los trabajadores. Les nouvelles formes de travail passent par un cadre complexe et dense: l'algorithmisation. Tous les individus y sont soumis à une nouvelle forme de capitalisme qui accroît le pouvoir et la surveillance. En conséquence, les travailleurs sont sous l'égide de patrons immatériels et virtuels, sous forme d'algorithmes, qui exploitent leur travail et le poussent vers la précarité. Une nouvelle forme de travail est en train de naître, dans laquelle les droits des travailleurs ne sont pas garantis et où les relations de travail sont affaiblies. Cet article traite de la manière dont l'algorithmisation a rendu possible le travail liquide et précaire, à partir d'un essai sur les nouvelles formes de travail réalisées par l'environnement numérique. L'objectif principal de l'essai est de contribuer aux discussions sur le travail plateformisé et ses répercussions sociales, face à une structure de surveillance constante et à des relations de pouvoir qui reconfigurent une logique sociale dans laquelle les algorithmes ont un pouvoir sur les travailleurs. As novas formas de trabalho perpassam por um arcabouço complexo e denso: a algoritmização. Nela, todos os indivíduos estão sujeitos a uma nova forma de capitalismo que recrudesce o poder e a vigilância. Diante disso, trabalhadores estão sob a égide de chefes imateriais e virtuais, na forma de algoritmos, que exploram sua mão de obra e empurram-na para a precarização. Uma nova forma de trabalho é criada, e nela não há direitos assegurados para os trabalhadores e há um enfraquecimento nas relações de trabalho. No presente artigo, discute-se como a algoritmização permitiu um trabalho líquido e precarizado a partir de um ensaio sobre as novas formas de trabalho realizados pelo meio digital. O principal objetivo do ensaio é contribuir com as discussões sobre o trabalho plataformizado e seus reflexos sociais, diante de uma estrutura de constante vigilância e de relações de poder que reconfiguram uma lógica social, em que nela, algoritmos possuem o poder sobre trabalhadores. Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2024-12-24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Text Texto Texte Texto application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rbest/article/view/19972 10.20396/rbest.v6i00.19972 RBEST Revista Brasileira de Economia Social e do Trabalho; Vol. 6 (2024): Dossier: Faces of the social issue in contemporary Brazil; e024012 RBEST Revista Brasileira de Economia Social e do Trabalho; Vol. 6 (2024): Dossier: Facetas de la cuestión social en el Brasil contemporáneo; e024012 RBEST Revista Brasileira de Economia Social e do Trabalho; Vol. 6 (2024): Dossier: Les facettes de la question sociale dans le Brésil contemporain; e024012 RBEST Revista Brasileira de Economia Social e do Trabalho; v. 6 (2024): Dossiê: Facetas da questão social no Brasil contemporâneo; e024012 2674-9564 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rbest/article/view/19972/14534 International; Contemporary Internacional; Contemporáneo International; Contemporain Internacional; Contemporâneo Copyright (c) 2024 Herbert Paolo Salles de Oliveira, Jorge Nogueira de Paiva Britto, Fernando Augusto Mansor de Mattos https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
spellingShingle Oliveira, Herbert Paolo Salles de
Britto, Jorge Nogueira de Paiva
Mattos, Fernando Augusto Mansor de
Oliveira, Herbert Paolo Salles de
Britto, Jorge Nogueira de Paiva
Mattos, Fernando Augusto Mansor de
Oliveira, Herbert Paolo Salles de
Britto, Jorge Nogueira de Paiva
Mattos, Fernando Augusto Mansor de
Oliveira, Herbert Paolo Salles de
Britto, Jorge Nogueira de Paiva
Mattos, Fernando Augusto Mansor de
Trabalho informal
Inovação tecnológica
Algoritmo
Economia gig
Trabajo informal
Innovación tecnológica
Algoritmo
Gig economy
Informal work
Technological innovation
Algorithm
Gig economy
Travail informel
Innovation technologique
Algorithme
Gig economy
The algorithmized capitalism: power, surveillance and precarization
title The algorithmized capitalism: power, surveillance and precarization
title_full The algorithmized capitalism: power, surveillance and precarization
title_fullStr The algorithmized capitalism: power, surveillance and precarization
title_full_unstemmed The algorithmized capitalism: power, surveillance and precarization
title_short The algorithmized capitalism: power, surveillance and precarization
title_sort algorithmized capitalism: power, surveillance and precarization
topic Trabalho informal
Inovação tecnológica
Algoritmo
Economia gig
Trabajo informal
Innovación tecnológica
Algoritmo
Gig economy
Informal work
Technological innovation
Algorithm
Gig economy
Travail informel
Innovation technologique
Algorithme
Gig economy
url https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rbest/article/view/19972
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