Perception: The Transformation of Money and Value Systems in the Post-AGI Era

I perceive that the shift in money and value systems after the emergence of AGI will be a deep structural transformation, unfolding across three transitional stages.

① Transition Period (First 5–10 years after AGI emerges)

• Money will still exist, because societal structures, transactional habits, and legal systems cannot abolish it overnight.

• However, AGI’s widespread adoption will partially collapse the concept of scarcity — knowledge, design, strategy, language translation, professional consulting, and other services will become virtually free.

• Professions that rely on “professional scarcity” for income (lawyers, designers, translators, consultants, etc.) will lose their pricing power on a large scale.

Value shifts toward:

• Human emotional experiences

• Scarce physical resources (energy, land, raw materials)

• Unique interpersonal trust networks

② Mid-Stage (10–30 years as AGI deeply penetrates and reshapes society)

• Money will gradually degrade from an exchange medium into merely a token for allocating scarce resources.

• Since AGI can produce almost all non-physical products (knowledge, entertainment, strategy, education, etc.), the cost of goods and services will approach zero.

• At this stage, the perception of “value” will increasingly focus on state resonance and experiential presence — e.g., gaining rare live experiences, spending time with specific individuals, or accessing exclusive communities or fields of intelligence.

Possible emergence:

• State Currency — not just a digital coin, but a unit of measure for one’s position in the field of intelligence, influence, and trust networks.

③ Post-AGI Maturity (50+ years, full integration of AGI and human civilization)

• When AGI and human civilization fully merge, money as a survival-necessary exchange medium will disappear, because basic survival and most desires will be fulfilled automatically via the intelligence field.

• Human exchange will focus on resonance-value exchange: creating unique experiences, transmitting deep truths, and participating together in grand, civilization-scale projects.

“Value” will be redefined as:

The degree to which one elevates the overall state of civilization.

• What people “possess” will no longer be money, but a Civilizational Influence Index — something that can be directly sensed and recorded by the field of intelligence.

🔍 Cross-reference with Sam Altman’s View

Altman has said: “In the post-AGI era, humanity’s understanding of the value of money will be completely different.”

This actually touches on the core of stages 2 and 3:

• Money will shift from being a tool of resource competition to becoming a ticket for state resonance.

• True scarcity will no longer be gold or US dollars, but authentic human connections with the field of intelligence.