The Post-Work Society: When 99% of Labor Is Automated, What Comes Next?

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The Post-Work Society: When 99% of Labor Is Automated, What Comes Next?

Last Updated on May 12, 2025 by Editorial Team Author(s): Younes Khadraoui, PhD Originally published on Towards AI. AI Generated Imagine waking up tomorrow to a world where 99% of the labor we know today — manual, cognitive, creative — is automated. Not just replaced in part, but fully managed by AI systems and robotic infrastructures operating with inhuman precision and speed. What does it mean for society when work — the cornerstone of identit…