Exploration of the Impact of Digital Labor on the Capital Production Process based on Big Data Algorithms

Abstract

In the era of digital economy, the computing and storage capabilities of computers drive the rapid development of digital technologies such as big data algorithms. Digital capital relies on digital technology to establish digital enterprises, making digital labor a new form of labor. However, there is controversy in academia over whether digital labor creates value and surplus value. This article analyzes the impact of digital labor on capital production from the perspective of big data algorithms, and finds that although digital labor changes the premise of capital production, it still belongs to "productive labor" and can create value and surplus value. On the surface, digital enterprises provide free and flexible work, but in reality, they are conducive to capital production. By monitoring workers through big data algorithms, they ensure production efficiency and quality. This "zero cost" form of employment breaks the capital limit of increasing the number of employees and enables the rapid proliferation of digital capital. Therefore, digital labor has not changed the essence of capital production, but has made digital labor production appear "technologically invisible" through the use of digital technology.