Life After Work: The Future of Work

In other words, the future will be divided into two groups: the mass consumer population (which may truly amount to nothing more than the old insult — “fertilizer-producing machines” churning through the natural cycle) and the elite talent class.

As AI replaces human labor, mass unemployment is inevitable. The mainstream UBI experiment — with backing from a handful of wealthy supporters — is designed precisely for this scenario: it’s essentially a program that hands out just enough money to cover basic survival, giving people the reassurance they need to accept unemployment.

Replacing Jobs vs. Creating Employment: Is AI the White-Collar终结者? | A Jingwei Production