Agentic Manifesto
The article explores the shift from labor-based capitalism to an intelligence-driven economy, where AI and automation reduce the need for human work, making consumption and attention central to economic value. It argues that as machines generate more wealth, systems like universal basic income may be necessary to maintain economic stability. With human intelligence increasingly mediating economic decisions through digital interactions, the article raises concerns about exploitation, algorithmic control, and the concentration of power in tech platforms.
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Agentic Manifesto 01 May, 2026 When Karl Marx analyzed capitalism, one of his central ideas was surplus value. Profit comes from extracting more value from labor than workers receive in wages. Companies that extract more surplus, whether through efficiency, scale, or exploitation, outcompete others. For two centuries, capitalism expanded by learning how to extract more from labor by production across borders, reorganizing industries, and reshaping societies. But what happens if labor is no longer needed? In today’s world, machines increasingly decide, design, and produce. Factories are autonomous, software builds software. When the link between human work and economic value begins to weaken, our role will need to change.
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