Prediction: Superintelligence kills profits and riches; UHI worth 100x salaries by 2035
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-11-15
The author makes a radical economic prediction: superintelligence (SI) will develop all remaining technology and cure all diseases by 2030; patents expire 20 years later, removing barriers to competition and any room for profit. Anyone will be able to instantly start a company with SI, driving margins to zero.
Everyone will be unemployed and living on UHI (universal high income), which lets people run zero-profit businesses. Conclusion: no more rich people in the future, but by 2035 UHI will be worth 100 times today's average salary—"we will all be rich."
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