David Patterson predicts superintelligence will make humanity 100X richer by 2035 with universal high income
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-10-01
David Patterson lays out an aggressive forecast: knowledge work and physical labor each make up roughly half the economy. Over the next decade, superintelligence could boost knowledge work output by at least 1,000X and robots could boost physical work by at least 100X.
Key claims:
- Humanity becomes 10X richer by 2030 and 100X richer by 2035
- Demand for knowledge work will saturate far below a 1,000X increase, capping the net gain around 100X
- Everyone will be unemployed but receive universal high income (UHI), giving 100X the purchasing power of today's average salary
It's a data-free optimistic projection, but a representative take of the AGI-community narrative of superabundance plus universal income.
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