Reflection of the Labor Theory of Value and Construction of a New Value Theory
With the rapid development and widespread application of smart technologies,the degree of informatization,"unmanned"operation,and intelligence in the production and service processe continues to advance.The creation of labor and commodity value has taken on new forms and characteristics.The traditional labor theory of value pro-posed during the industrial age is confronting a new set of problems and challenges.Under intelligent economic con-ditions,human labor expenditure has long since changed from being primarily manual to being primarily mental,and mental labor has been the main source of commodity value;intelligent systems and robots can undertake spe-cific labor tasks and responsibilities,and their activities exhibit the general traits of value creation through labor.We should build upon Marx's labor theory of value as the foundation,and thoroughly consider the significance of in-tellectual labor,scientific and technological knowledge,and intelligent systems in the role of value creation.This will enable us to free our minds,evolve the labor theory of value with contemporary times,and even innovatively construct new theories of value.