14 Narrative Identity, Disruptive AIs and Work: Outline of a Prospective Research Approach

Ross Boyd

Abstract

Asking what a focus on identity might add to contemporary debates over the implications of artificial intelligence for the future of work and employment, I adapt Paul Ricœur’s notion of narrative identity as a lens to outline a research agenda directed at the lived experiences of digital disruption in the workplace. I specifically foreground the processes through which working people are seeking to find a place for themselves within, comprehend and apprehend these more or less fluid situations in order to render them intelligible, manageable and navigable. The chapter then explores a number of contemporary studies of experiences ...

Get The De Gruyter Handbook of Artificial Intelligence, Identity and Technology Studies now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.