Automation is Erasing the Foundation of Human Rights
Insights from the David Shapiro episode “This is my next big work”, published June 11, 2026.
In "This is my next big work" (David Shapiro, June 2026), human civilization has historically relied on the 'double bilateral dependence' between elites and labor. As AI and robotics render human labor redundant, this leverage evaporates, leaving citizens without the credible threats necessary to secure rights. We must engineer new forms of non-violent veto power to maintain civic equilibrium in a post-labor world.
In "This is my next big work" (David Shapiro, June 2026), the intended audience is: Political theorists, labor advocates, and futurists concerned with the socio-economic impact of AI.
Human civilization has historically relied on the 'double bilateral dependence' between elites and labor. As AI and robotics render human labor redundant, this leverage evaporates, leaving citizens without the credible threats necessary to secure rights. We must engineer new forms of non-violent veto power to maintain civic equilibrium in a post-labor world.
Political theorists, labor advocates, and futurists concerned with the socio-economic impact of AI.
Topics: automation, game theory, civil rights, post-labor economics, non-violent resistance
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Human civilization has historically relied on the 'double bilateral dependence' between elites and labor. As AI and robotics render human labor redundant, this leverage evaporates, leaving citizens without the credible threats necessary to secure rights. We must engineer new forms of non-violent veto power to maintain civic equilibrium in a post-labor world.
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