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Why Do Humans Remain Central to the Knowledge Work in the Age of Robots?: Marx’s Fragment on Machines and Beyond

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Why Do Humans Remain Central to the Knowledge Work in the Age of Robots? Marx’s Fragment on Machines and Beyond. / Karakilic, Emrah Ali.
In: Work, Employment and Society, Vol. 36, No. 1, 01.02.2022, p. 179-189.

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Karakilic, EA 2022, 'Why Do Humans Remain Central to the Knowledge Work in the Age of Robots? Marx’s Fragment on Machines and Beyond', Work, Employment and Society, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 179-189. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017020958901

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Karakilic, E. A. (2022). Why Do Humans Remain Central to the Knowledge Work in the Age of Robots? Marx’s Fragment on Machines and Beyond. Work, Employment and Society, 36(1), 179-189. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017020958901

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Karakilic EA. Why Do Humans Remain Central to the Knowledge Work in the Age of Robots? Marx’s Fragment on Machines and Beyond. Work, Employment and Society. 2022 Feb 1;36(1):179-189. Epub 2020 Dec 2. doi: 10.1177/0950017020958901

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Karakilic, Emrah Ali. / Why Do Humans Remain Central to the Knowledge Work in the Age of Robots? Marx’s Fragment on Machines and Beyond. In: Work, Employment and Society. 2022 ; Vol. 36, No. 1. pp. 179-189.

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