Principles of the Social State in Conditions of Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence
The article presents a study of trends and directions for the transformation of the constitutional and legal principles of the social state in the digital economy and the development of artificial intelligence technologies. Particular emphasis is placed on the implementation of social rights of citizens using artificial intelligence systems. The main goal is to study the constitutional and legal nature of the principles of the social state and their transformation in modern conditions, reflecting the digitalization of the economic and social space. To achieve this goal, the methods of a systematic approach, dialectical interdependence, behaviorism, historical-legal, comparative-legal and logical approaches were used. The article shows the relationship between digital transformation, on the one hand, and economic development, labor productivity and employment, on the other hand. Based on the identified interdependence, changes in the legal regulation and implementation of the constitutional right to freedom of labor are analyzed. The ambivalence of the use of artificial intelligence in the implementation of social human rights, guaranteeing a decent standard of living is noted. New trends in the legal regulation of some social rights are highlighted, due to the development of the digital economy, the introduction of a remote mode due to the restrictions caused by the coronavirus infection. The authors presented judgments regarding the boundaries of the competences of the welfare state while ensuring social guarantees for citizens.