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A discussion questioning the steelman case from AI optimists like Nick Bostrom and Elon Musk that a leisure society awaits as AI and robots render human labor obsolete — and how people would actually pay rent, food, and healthcare without jobs or money.
A positive speculative timeline for AI and automation from 2026 to 2035, predicting widespread AI agents, humanoid robot deployment, job market shifts, and the emergence of AI dividend systems and post-labor economies.
The author argues that AI and robots taking over most jobs could lead to a better world with universal basic income, freeing people from mandatory work and solving many social problems.