In-depth · Algorithmic management
Work and Measure
Algorithmic management, measured productivity and the dignity of the craft
"The time card records at what hour a man enters his work; it will never know what of the work enters the man."
The measure informs - it does not replace the one who answers
From the book «Beyond Turing - The Incalculable Remainder»
Inside the article
The three knots
Goodhart's law
When the measure devours the craft
Every metric is a proxy: the moment it becomes a target, people stop optimizing quality and optimize the number.
The regulatory perimeter
From the GDPR to the platform directive
GDPR Article 22, the AI Act's red lines, Directive (EU) 2024/2831: decisions about work cannot be left to the algorithm alone.
Dignity and meaning
What no time card records
Care, loyalty, pride in work well done: the silent capital no dashboard has ever contained.
