On the effects and challenges of automation and digitization. Part II, some consequences of digitization and the problems that come with

  1. Francisco Javier Braña Pino 1
  1. 1 Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales (ICEI)
Journal:
REC Revista de economía crítica

ISSN: 1696-0866 2013-5254

Year of publication: 2024

Issue Title: Primer semestre 2024 - Una visión actualizada de la globalización

Issue: 37

Pages: 39-59

Type: Article

DOI: 10.46661/REC.10701 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

More publications in: REC Revista de economía crítica

Abstract

En la primera parte de esta contribución se ha ofrecido una actualización de los trabajos que han estudiado los efectos que está teniendo la automatización y la digitalización sobre el empleo. En esta segunda parte se pretende llamar la atención sobre ciertas consecuencias problemáticas, en el presente y en el futuro, a las que da lugar la digitalización, en particular la Inteligencia Artificial, en una variedad de campos: los efectos sobre la productividad; una desigualdad creciente; la aparición de brechas digitales; los costos ambientales de la automatización y la digitalización; el impacto en los sistemas tributarios; y los peligros y riesgos, tanto en el sector privado como en el público, de la enorme cantidad de datos personales recopilados y su uso, llenando un vacío en la literatura al ofrecer una perspectiva más amplia e integrada sobre el tema.

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