Craftsmanship and Alienation: Reconstructing Labor Subjectivity from a Marxist Humanist Perspective in the Age of AI

Jingzhu Cao

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/2025.NS29551

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Received: 9 November 2025

Published: 11 November 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/2025.NS29551

Article Type: Research Article

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Cao,J. (2025). Craftsmanship and Alienation: Reconstructing Labor Subjectivity from a Marxist Humanist Perspective in the Age of AI. Communications in Humanities Research,98,51-56.

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