Ethics and the Digital Transformation of Human Work

Peter G. Kirchschlaeger is Full Professor of Theological Ethics and Director of the Institute of Social Ethics ISE of the University of Lucerne. He is also Visiting Professor at the ETH Zurich. Prior, he was Visiting Fellow at Yale University.

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Creation or Destruction of Paid Jobs?.- 3 The Uniqueness of Digital Transformation and Data-Based Systems (DS).- 4 Massive Reduction of Paid Professional Tasks.- 5 Relief as a Burden – the End of Striving for Full Employment.- 6 Which Functions Does a Paid Job Fulfill?.- 7 Unconditional Basic Income.- 8 Society-, Entrepreneurship-, Research-Time-Model (SERT).- 9 Outlook: Human Rights-Based Data-Based Systems (HRBDS) and an International Data-Based Systems Agency (IDA) at the UN.