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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2026 · 18 MIN

When the Scarcity Machine Breaks: Managing Abundance, Work, and What Comes Next

from Tomorrow Unveiled: Your Weekly Tech Briefing

What happens when artificial intelligence makes human labor obsolete? Explore how the scarcity machine breaks, why wages split from productivity in 1973, and what replaces work when AI outperforms humans at every cognitive task. This is the design problem of the century - moving from scarcity economics to abundance systems. We examine deflationary AI, ghost GDP, the new social contract, and how to navigate the greatest economic transition in human history. From Keynes' 15-hour workweek prediction to universal high income - discover what civilization looks like after scarcity ends. #AIEconomics #PostScarcity #FutureOfWork #UniversalIncome #AGI #EconomicTransition #TechFuture Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gVKxJUvKxI

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