The future of techno-disruption in gig economy workforces: Challenging the dialogue with fictional abstracts

TY - GEN

T1 - The future of techno-disruption in gig economy workforces

T2 - 2019 Halfway to the Future Symposium: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of HCI and Design-Based Research, HTTF 2019

AU - Bates, Oliver

AU - Remy, Christian

AU - Nash, Callum

AU - Kirman, Ben

PY - 2019/11

Y1 - 2019/11

N2 - In this article we explore near-future of the pervasive computing, AI, and HCI in the context of the disruptive potential of technologies on workers in the on-demand gig economy. Using fictional abstracts, the authors muse on dystopian case studies of: independent contractors, last-mile couriers, teachers, and creative professionals. This article serves as base for critical reflections on: 1) the need for multidisciplinary approaches when tackling broader and far-reaching societal implications of digital technology in the gig economy, and 2) the potential role of fictional abstracts in the design process of future digital technologies.

AB - In this article we explore near-future of the pervasive computing, AI, and HCI in the context of the disruptive potential of technologies on workers in the on-demand gig economy. Using fictional abstracts, the authors muse on dystopian case studies of: independent contractors, last-mile couriers, teachers, and creative professionals. This article serves as base for critical reflections on: 1) the need for multidisciplinary approaches when tackling broader and far-reaching societal implications of digital technology in the gig economy, and 2) the potential role of fictional abstracts in the design process of future digital technologies.

KW - AI

KW - Autonomous vehicles

KW - Creativity

KW - Design fiction

KW - Drones

KW - Ethics

KW - Existentialism

KW - Fictional abstracts

KW - Future studies

KW - Gig economy

KW - HCI

KW - Human security

KW - Justice

KW - Logistics

KW - Pervasive computing

KW - Ubicomp

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076807600&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1145/3363384.3363476

DO - 10.1145/3363384.3363476

M3 - Article in proceedings

AN - SCOPUS:85076807600

BT - HTTF 2019 - Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium 2019

PB - Association for Computing Machinery

Y2 - 19 November 2019 through 20 November 2019

ER -