Exercsie as labour: Quantified self and the transformation of exercise into labour
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This is a presentation which I have delivered at a few events in different versions which deals with the potential macro level consequences of th collection of exercise data through digital self-tracking. I suggested that the large-scale observation and analysis of human behaviour may be reconfiguring exercise activity as labour. I draw on theories of "digital labour" to discuss the ways in which work is being transformed in contemporary advanced capitalism. Building on this analysis, it will be proposed that a thermodynamic model of the exploitation of potential energy underlies the interest that corporations have shown in self-tracking.
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Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
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What will you get from this session?
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3. Practical demonstrations
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What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
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Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
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Exercsie as labour: Quantified self and the transformation of exercise into labour
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