Perspectives of Alienation in the Digital Labour Market. A Debate and Empirical Proposals between Philosophy, Sociology and Human Rights
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https://doi.org/10.12795/IESTSCIENTIA.2025.i01.11Palabras clave:
Alienación, Digitalización, Trabajo, Sociología, Filosofía, Mercado laboral digitalResumen
El concepto de alienación ha ocupado un lugar central en el pensamiento filosófico y sociológico, especialmente en las críticas al capitalismo industrial. Con la aparición de la inteligencia artificial y las tecnologías digitales, la alienación adopta nuevas formas en el mercado laboral digital. Este artículo reexamina la alienación desde perspectivas teóricas y empíricas, basándose en las tradiciones marxistas, existencialistas y críticas contemporáneas. Seexplora cómo la gestión algorítmica, la vigilancia digital y la fragmentación del trabajo en el capitalismo digital contribuyen a sentimientos de impotencia, desconexión y pérdida de autonomía. El estudio analiza cómo estas dinámicas reconfiguran el trabajo humano no solo en términos de productividad, sino también en la erosión de la agencia y el reconocimiento. A través de evidencias empíricas en sectores como la educación y la economía de plataformas, se destacan las consecuencias socio-psicológicas del control algorítmico. Se propone reconceptualizar la alienación no como una respuesta psicológica individual, sino como un fenómeno sistémico, organizativo y colectivo. Finalmente, se sugieren alternativas como la inteligencia artificial ética, los modelos cooperativos de trabajo y las garantías legales como medios para mitigar la alienación digital. A través de un enfoque interdisciplinario entre la filosofía y la sociología, el estudio actualiza el concepto de alienación para la era digital y proporciona herramientas para comprender y transformar el trabajo contemporáneo.
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