What Does Money Look Like In An AI Utopia?

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses the challenges of achieving a true AI utopia where no one has to work, and explores the implications for the concept of money and scarcity.

🙋 Q&A

[01] The Challenges of an AI Utopia

1. What are the key issues discussed in the article regarding an AI utopia where no one has to work?

• The article argues that even in an AI utopia, there will always be scarcity as long as human wants are unlimited.
• It explores the challenges around money and how simply providing everyone with unlimited money would make it worthless.
• The article also discusses the spatial limitations of an AI being able to instantly create anything a person wants, such as a private island, as there is a limit to the available space in the universe.
• The article suggests that the natural way to handle this would be to impose a market for scarce resources, but this would mean people would need to work, which would negate the idea of a true utopia.

2. What is the author's main conclusion or question regarding this issue? The author concludes by stating that if you have the answer to resolving the challenges of achieving a true AI utopia where no one has to work, they would love to hear it.