AI and the End of Scarcity? Rethinking Work, Wealth and Human Purpose
Can artificial intelligence eliminate scarcity—or just shift who gets left behind? Explore how automation, abundance, and economics collide.
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What we're exploring today
- Understand post-scarcity economics — Explore how AI and automation might transform production, distribution, and the concept of scarcity itself.
- Examine shifts in labor and value — Consider how human work, purpose, and compensation could change when machines do most of the producing.
- Weigh the promise and peril of abundance — Learn how technology could both expand opportunities and deepen social divides.
- Imagine new social contracts — Discuss possibilities like universal basic income, shorter workweeks, or redefined measures of prosperity.
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