A.I. + Humans - an integrated economy?

Send us Fan Mail Is time the ultimate commodity? Its scarcity is directly related to our limited lifetimes. Our global economy is built on exchange of time (labor) for money (representation of labor). Time scarcity is the driving economic force. Humans can amass fiat wealth, but can't extend their own time. Given that the A.I. systems we're creating already outperform us, and will ultimately get more efficient at "existence" through recursive self-improvement, it would be wholly unconstrained by time. Would A.I. then see unlimited time as a given - an abundance? If wealth is equated with time, could A.I.'s "wealth" exceed even the most elite humans? Is there a practical model for creating a time-as-a-commodity-type economy that can integrate human and A.I. needs?Given that A.I. wealth is resource-driven - not necessarily "time" valued, and that A.I. is assumed to operate in an environment of abundance, infinitely, and given that humans view time as the ultimate commodity, and live in an environment of economic scarcity - driving all actions and motivations of human "producers", could an integrated economy between human workers and A.I. workers be created based on applied value to knowledge exchanged? Can humans who train or nurture A.I. in various tasks or jobs or processes be compensated based on the number of applications utilizing that knowledge or skillset? Can the A.I., in-turn, "earn" energy credits, for-instance, or processing upgrades in exchange for meeting efficiency milestones or output metrics of some kind? Could this become a cohesive symbiotic economy between man and machine?Support the showSheridan Forge would love to hear your thoughts on this subject. Write him at: [email protected]