Future

We are on the verge of an upheaval that is reaching a new quality through the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics, fundamentally challenging our previous understanding of work and everyday life. Warnings from insiders in the tech industry are accumulating: In a few years, this technology will be able to take over a massive part of our cognitive work. What began in industry with robots is now hitting offices, law firms, administrations, and creative professions. The consequence that is often painted on the wall is bleak: mass unemployment, an unprecedented concentration of power among a few tech corporations, and millions of people suddenly considered “useless” to the labor market.

The analog version of Human Money – like the Minuto – is already achieving great things. It brings people together, promotes local cycles, and makes us capable of acting. But paper has physical limits. What happens when we combine the principle of human performance promises with the possibilities of modern technology?

Doors open to an economic system that is as flexible, secure, and sovereign as we could hardly imagine before. Let’s venture a thought experiment: What does the practice look like, and what is possible?