The future of exploitation is increasingly and intangible . Whether through the extraction of behavioral data for profit or the AI-driven targeting of software, the focus has shifted from the physical to the information layer. Professionals in both social services and cybersecurity are moving toward "ecological" and "multidisciplinary" approaches to predict and prevent these emerging threats.
Classic views—often limited to physical or sexual abuse—are expanding to include emotional neglect and psychological manipulation within institutional and digital frameworks. 2. Cybersecurity and Technical Perspective
Scholars like Shoshana Zuboff argue that the future of exploitation lies in the "extraction" of human experience as free raw material for commercial purposes, often referred to as surveillance capitalism.
In a social context, "exploitation" is shifting from traditional physical forms to more insidious digital and psychological manifestations.