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Behind the scenes of artificial intelligence: a study of micro-work platforms in France

2019

Este artículo es una versión resumida del informe “Le Micro-travail en France. Derrière l’automatisation de nouvelles précarités au travail?» This article is a summarized version of the report "Le Micro-travail en France. Derrière l’automatisation de nouvelles précarités au travail?" .; International audience; Micro-work internet services allocate small, standardized tasks of data generation and annotation to crowds of providers. The outputs are mainly used to produce artificial intelligence solutions. It is an exemplary instance of the “platformization” of the economy, and of the transformations of labour that digital technologies bring about. To uncover the conditions under which micro-wo…

standardized tasks of data generation and annotation to crowds of providers. The outputs are mainly used to produce artificial intelligence solutions. It is an exemplary instance of the ?platformization? of the economyinteligencia artificialwithout adequate protection and with only limited opportunities to voice issues or seek advice. Especially as the current boom of artificial intelligence raises demand for their servicesPaolawe use the data collected to present the socio-economic backgrounds of the people who engage in micro-workmicro-workClémentand the general public. This article is a summarized version of the report ?Le Micro-travail en France. Derrière l?automatisation de nouvelles précarités au travail?» trabajo digitaltrabajo digitaltheir motivations and needsUNESCO::SOCIOLOGÍAwhile the micro-working population is very diverseand its broader societal implicationsLe Ludecwe conducted an extensive empirical study in France. In this paperand of the transformations of labour that digital technologies bring about. To uncover the conditions under which micro-work is performedmicro-trabajoElinor Micro-work internet services allocate small[SHS.SOCIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/SociologyWahal1137-7038 8537 Arxius de sociologia 558787 2019 41 7605683 En la trastienda de la inteligencia artificial. Una investigación sobre las plataformas de micro-trabajo en francia Casillia significant portion (including working women with children and with higher education degrees) face pressing financial needs and rely on this activity to make ends meet. Micro-workers are also exposed to distinctive psycho-social risksTubaro:SOCIOLOGÍA [UNESCO]artificial intelligenceand their everyday practices. We show thatartificial intelligence 87 107unionseconomía de plataformasdigital labourtheir working conditions call for attention from policy-makersAntonio A.platform economy
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Government policy failure in public support for research and development

2014

peer-reviewed Promoting Research and Development (R&D) and innovative activity is a key element of the EU Lisbon Agenda and is seen as playing a central part in stimulating economic development. In this paper we argue that, even allowing for benevolent policy-makers, informational asymmetries can lead to a misallocation of public support for R&D, hence government policy failure, with the potential to exacerbate preexisting market failures. Initially, we explore alternative allocation mechanisms for public support, which can help to minimize the scale of these government policy failures. Of these mechanisms (grants, tax credits, or allocation rules based on past performance), our results sug…

ta511Public economicsR&DPublic policyinvestmentpolicy designGovernment failureInvestment (macroeconomics)Tax creditScale (social sciences)Political Science and International RelationsKey (cryptography)Economicspolicy-makersmarket failureElement (criminal law)government policy failuresubsidy allocationMarket failure
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