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A critical mass of disruptive technologies is revolutionizing the workplace, challenging the role of human beings in enterprise organizations. This chapter explores three emerging forces that are transforming the nature of work: (1) people analytics , (2) artificial intelligence and related software algorithms, and (3) robotics. As humans become less employable in the emerging automated political economy, what role (if any) might government fill redressing ensuing human economic dislocations? The key to producing the right kind of policies in relation to the latest advances in data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotics is simple in theory: (1) minimize regulation so that new innovations and industries may flourish and at the same time (2) provide effective oversight to prevent and mitigate negative externalities. More difficult in application.
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Sharp, B.S. (2018). Policy Implications of People Analytics and the Automated Workplace. In: Kiggins, R. (eds) The Political Economy of Robots. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51466-6_4
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