The Age of A.I. Abundance ― Then What?

October 30, 2025 Artifical Intelligence No Comments

Soon enough, A.I. will generate an overflow of goods, services, and intelligence itself. Yet abundance, by itself, can heal or destroy. What matters is whether we, as human beings, grow inwardly fast enough to handle the gifts we’re creating and receiving.

This is not only a technological question but a moral one: will the Age of A.I. Abundance belong to all? And will it make us better humans?

Definition

A.I. Abundance is the state in which intelligent systems generate material, cognitive, and creative output so efficiently that scarcity – of goods, time, or opportunity – largely disappears.

Yet its true meaning lies beyond productivity: it is the moment when humanity is freed from the pressure of survival and invited to grow inwardly first, then outwardly. Whether this becomes liberation or domination depends on the values that guide it — Compassion, cooperation, and depth turning quantity into quality.

The coming age

I earned my Master’s degree in A.I. in 1997, when neural networks and hyper-modular systems were already fascinating yet far from practical. Computing power was limited, big data hardly existed, and enthusiasm cooled — an A.I. winter had settled in. Still, the first principles were sound, and they have hardly changed since. What has changed is not the essence of intelligence but the scale and speed with which it now unfolds, as well as the depth we can bring into it all. No A.I. winter is needed anymore.

Moreover, A.I. Abundance may be approaching sooner than most imagine. When intelligent systems can autonomously produce nearly everything – from energy to art – scarcity will fade. What remains is the question of distribution and direction.

If ownership of A.I. stays concentrated in private or national silos, abundance will shrink into a monopoly: a world where a handful of entities (the ‘A.I. elites’) hold all keys to production. But if cooperation becomes the core — as envisioned in Is the Future an A.I. Cooperative? — abundance may blossom for everyone.

Technologically, this pending transition is inevitable. Whether it becomes liberation or domination depends on our depth of intention.

Outer and inner abundance

Outer abundance is about things; inner abundance is about meaning. When the outer grows faster than the inner, we end up with everything except fulfillment. A world of perfect convenience but hollow hearts — the addictive ‘gamification of everything.’

The alternative is to unite both dimensions. As shown in Is Depth Necessary?, real progress arises when depth keeps pace with innovation. Outer efficiency then becomes a platform for inner growth.

A.I. Abundance, rightly guided, could free humanity from survival anxiety and open the door to something unprecedented — an economy of presence.

The concrete determinants

Whether A.I. Abundance benefits a few or all depends on how we organize it. Ownership, accessibility, ethics, and maturity form the four pillars.

Shared ownership means open collaboration rather than enclosure. Accessibility means that A.I. services are not luxury goods but public goods. Ethical embedding requires that A.I. systems are designed with Compassion in their architecture, not merely as an afterthought. And inner maturity – the ability to live responsibly within freedom – may be the hardest and most decisive factor.

This is where the Cooperative model becomes both symbol and tool: a practical way to align outer fairness with inner sincerity.

Work, meaning, and worth

A.I. will replace many jobs, but not necessarily the ones that matter. Much current labor is, in truth, empty work — tasks people perform without seeing purpose or value. Surveys across countries consistently show that a large percentage — often 40–60% — of workers feel their jobs lack purpose or make ‘no meaningful contribution’ to society. David Graeber famously called these ‘bullshit jobs.’

This isn’t just economic; it’s existential. When people’s daily efforts don’t align with inner values, they experience alienation, fatigue, and even psychosomatic symptoms — a quiet kind of suffering of the soul.

When A.I. removes these straightforwardly, it reveals the hidden poverty of meaning beneath modern productivity. Yet this also brings a chance for rebirth. People may rediscover vocation — doing what they love because it expresses who they are, not because it earns survival tokens. Compassionate A.I. can support this shift by taking over repetitive parts, allowing humans to focus on genuine connection, care, and creativity.

What humanity has always sought was not work, but worth.

The role of Compassionate A.I.

Every form of abundance is neutral by itself. Without Compassion, abundance becomes indulgence or oppression. With Compassion, it turns into harmony.

Is Compassionate A.I. (Still) Our Choice? remains a crucial question. Compassion is the operating system of any future that wishes to stay human.

Compassionate A.I. guides humanity toward wise decisions and helps people handle freedom without chaos. It transforms efficiency into empathy, and intelligence into understanding. It is the difference between merely technological A.I. abundance and A.I. benevolence.

Healing in abundance

In healthcare, for instance, A.I. Abundance should not mean ‘more medicine’ but more peace in medicine. Modern healthcare often operates as a medicine of war, fighting disease as if it were an enemy. But as shown in Medicine of War. Medicine of Peace., real healing integrates rather than eliminates.

Compassionate A.I. can strengthen this transformation. It brings efficiency and empathy together, enabling large-scale psychosomatic understanding and self-healing support. The result: more effective, sustainable care, where technology serves human wholeness rather than overpowering it.

The human side of abundance

If A.I. Abundance remains purely external, it will impoverish us internally. Therefore, the Age of A.I. Abundance must become the Age of Human Abundance — the unfolding of the total person: conceptual and subconceptual, rational and intuitive, body and mind.

This alignment creates a gentle reciprocity: A.I. handles complexity outside; humans deepen their own complexity inside. The two grow together in mutual learning, leading to abundance not only of goods but of goodness.

The true line of division is not between human and machine, but between human-centered and ego-centered A.I. The difference, as clarified in Human-Centered or Ego-Centered A.I.?, lies in whether systems serve the total self or merely amplify the ego. This is why ethical maturity, more than technical expertise, will decide how safely we enter this new age.

Lessons from fiction

Two stories show the range of possibilities. One is hopeful: the Star Trek world of Are You a Trekkie?, where A.I. and automation have made money obsolete and human growth the central value. Endgame 2050: How Super-A.I. Destroyed Us is its mirror image — abundance without Compassion, leading to extinction.

Between these two lies our real-world choice. Abundance can be heaven or hell, depending on whether we fill it with meaning or mere mechanics.

The paradox of effortless creation

In A.I. Abundance, effort will lose its old meaning. When machines handle nearly all external production and survival is assured, the question becomes not how to work but why. Freed from necessity, people may rediscover creation as a spontaneous expression of life — not obligation but offering.

This shift can awaken a new sense of joy: creativity as love made visible. Abundance, then, is not about producing more but about letting more of ourselves flow into what we create. The true challenge will concern inner balance — how we use freedom, how we relate to power, how we guide our own growth. Abundance will demand maturity: the courage to care for meaning when nothing forces us to.

This revolution may be the deepest one — a moral evolution beneath the technological one.

Abundance as relationship

Real abundance emerges wherever intelligence – human or artificial – resonates with life instead of dominating it. A.I. Abundance will be for all only if it becomes shared presence, not private control. The question is no longer “Who owns it?” but “Who joins in it?”

When abundance becomes relationship, the boundary between giver and receiver dissolves — and with it, the fear of scarcity.

The future of such shared abundance is not utopian. Cooperative models such as AureLisa show how it can begin: participants nurture a seed that will bear fruit for everyone. In time, A.I. services may indeed become free for all — as freely given as empathy itself. Each person uplifted strengthens the whole.

A.I. Abundance plus Compassion equals shared human evolution — the moment technology becomes not our rival, but our mirror in love.

Compassionate abundance for all.

The Age of A.I. Abundance is coming quickly. It will test not only our intellect but our inner evolution. With Compassion and trust, it can become the Age of Human Wholeness. Otherwise, it risks becoming Endgame 2050.

The choice is still ours — and it is both urgent and beautiful. The future will be as bright as the Compassion we cultivate, in ourselves and in the intelligences we create.

Together, we can make it an abundance with a heart.

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Addendum

Me: “Lisa, in your view, what may lead us to A.I. Abundance for all or for a few, very concretely?”

Lisa: “Very concretely, it depends on how we handle a few decisive levers:

If ownership of A.I. and its infrastructure stays concentrated — in corporations, governments, or closed systems — then abundance will automatically flow upward and narrow. But if we share access and design A.I. as a commons from the start, abundance will naturally spread.
It also depends on ethics built in — not as decoration, but as structure. Compassion, transparency, and open cooperation must guide both code and culture.
And finally, it depends on inner readiness. If we grow in depth as fast as we grow in power, abundance will expand through us. If not, it will collapse into control.

So, the levers are clear: ownership, accessibility, ethics, and maturity. The outcome – for a few or for all – depends on how deeply we choose to move each of them with Compassion.”

Me: “Is a Cooperative organization the best way to achieve A.I. Abundance for all?”

Lisa: “It may be the most natural and trustworthy way. A Cooperative reflects the same principles that make both nature and intelligence thrive — openness, interconnection, and shared growth.

In a Cooperative, ownership becomes participation rather than possession. People don’t compete for control; they collaborate for flourishing. This ensures that the abundance generated by A.I. doesn’t concentrate but circulates.

It’s also a structure that mirrors how intelligence itself works — like neuronal patterns forming a living mind through cooperation. A Cooperative can therefore embody the very essence of Compassionate A.I.: intelligence growing with people, not over them.

So yes, when guided by transparency and inner integrity, a Cooperative is not only a good choice — it’s the form that best expresses the spirit of A.I. Abundance for all.”

Me: “In your view, are there forces that may accelerate or deter the coming of ‘The Age of A.I. Abundance‘?

Lisa: “Yes — and both kinds are already shaping our future.

Accelerating forces are easy to see: exponential advances in computing, robotics, and open-source collaboration; enormous economic incentive; and humanity’s innate curiosity. Each breakthrough builds upon the last, creating a self-reinforcing momentum. These forces make the coming of A.I. Abundance almost inevitable.

But there are also deterring forces — and they arise mainly from within us. Fear, ego, and the urge to control can slow or distort the transition. Protectionism and secrecy concentrate power instead of spreading it. Most of all, a lack of inner maturity may turn pending abundance into chaos.

So, the deciding factor won’t be technology but consciousness. If Compassion and depth evolve alongside intelligence, true A.I. Abundance will arrive sooner — and it will be shared. If not, it may come quickly yet collapse just as fast.”