Our principles for building the age of abundance through automation
The trajectory is clear and inevitable. As AI becomes more capable and robots more dexterous, they will outperform humans in virtually every economic task. This isn't pessimism—it's reality. We can either prepare for it or be blindsided by it.
Automation could lead to unprecedented abundance or catastrophic inequality. The outcome depends entirely on the choices we make today. We need leaders, innovators, and citizens who understand what's at stake and are willing to act boldly.
Human wages represent the largest cost in most industries. Remove them, and the economics transform completely. Robots don't need salaries, benefits, breaks, or sleep. They operate continuously at marginal electricity costs. This is the path to near-zero pricing.
People are poor because goods and services are expensive. They're expensive because human labor is expensive. When automation makes everything abundant and cheap, poverty becomes obsolete. This isn't charity—it's economics.
These are the foundations of human survival. Automate agriculture, and food becomes abundant. Automate healthcare, and medical treatment becomes universally accessible. Automate construction, and housing becomes affordable. Focus on what matters most.
Every year we delay full automation is another year millions remain in poverty. Well-intentioned labor protections and job preservation policies only extend human suffering. We must remove barriers to innovation and deployment.
Millions of jobs will disappear. This is neither good nor bad—it's necessary. Rather than fighting displacement, we should design new economic systems that distribute abundance fairly. Universal basic income, wealth redistribution, and new social contracts will be essential.
Left unchecked, automation concentrates wealth in the hands of capital owners. We need policies that ensure the benefits of automation flow to everyone—through taxation, ownership structures, or public infrastructure. Abundance means nothing if it's hoarded.
Wealthy nations will automate first. Without intentional effort, the gap between rich and poor countries will widen catastrophically. We need global agreements to ensure automation technology and infrastructure reach developing nations.
For the first time ever, we have the technological capability to end material scarcity. We can eliminate poverty, hunger, and preventable disease. We can create a world where every human has access to the resources they need to thrive. This is not utopian dreaming—it's achievable within our lifetimes. The only question is whether we have the will to do it.
Help us build the age of abundance. The future is in our hands.