What happens when intelligent machines no longer need us to work?
When We Are No Longer Needed explores the history of technological fear, money, automation, artificial intelligence, and the hidden role work plays in human identity. Moving from ancient coinage and paper money to cryptocurrency, HAL 9000, modern AI, and the future of employment, the book asks a deeper question: if usefulness is no longer the price of survival, what gives a human life meaning?
The book introduces Post-Utility Humanism, a provocative philosophy built around human dignity, the Civilization Dividend, and the right to exist without constantly proving economic usefulness.
Genres
Philosophy
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Psychology
Economics
Future Studies
Social Science
Nonfiction
Plot elements / Tags
Artificial Intelligence
Future of Work
Automation
Human Identity
Meaning of Life
Technology and Society
Economic Change
Post-Work Society
Technological Fear
Cryptocurrency
Money
Civilization Dividend
Post-Utility Humanism
Human Dignity
Moods
Thought-provoking
Provocative
Intellectual
Dark
Reflective
Unsettling
Hopeful
Philosophical
Language
English
Book type
Nonfiction
Content rating
General / Mature Themesney, Fear, and Meaning in the Age of AI