Cyborgs in the Workplace? Some Preliminary Considerations

Abstract

The paper addresses the development of cyborgization technology and the potential impact on the world of work. The first section of the paper briefly comments on the current state of cyborgization (intelligent prostheses, lenses, the use of chips, intelligent exoskeletons). In the following section, an attempt is made to initially indicate the issues that will require in-depth analysis in the context of labor law, such as the employee’s right to neurological improvements and to refrain from using them, and the ownership of technological improvements in the employer-employee relationship. Finally, the paper puts forward a thesis about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the acceleration of the cyborgization process.

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