In this episode of FuturePoint Conversations, David Ragland and Audrey explore one of the most urgent questions of the AI age: How will society support people when machines do all the work?
We begin with the promise—and limitations—of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a short-term response to mass job displacement. But the conversation quickly moves into deeper waters: What happens when the tax base that funds UBI vanishes, and ownership itself becomes obsolete?
David and Audrey examine emerging alternatives, from algorithmic dividends to token-based economies, decentralized governance, and even publicly managed AI infrastructure—models that challenge our assumptions about work, value, and economic participation.
Along the way, they ask hard questions about human dignity without labor, the risks of AI-directed governance, and how civic engagement may become the new foundation for purpose in a post-work world.
And for deeper explorations of these and other themes, please checkout the following books, available on Amazon: (Title 1, Title 2, Title 3)
