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After the Revolution

Six essays that gradually widen the AI question: from today’s tools and work to scarcity, the right to decide and, finally, the human being.

Mikhail Popov · 6 parts · 16 September — 9 October 2026

Present → Work → History → Scarcity → Decision → Human

People work and learn alongside automated systems and robotics in a world where the share of human labour is changing

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Where Do People Go from Here?

What happens to work if AI genuinely becomes better than the average professional?

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Writing, books, printing, electricity, a computer and a smartphone form a continuous line of technological development

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The Revolution That Never Happened

How today’s AI frenzy may look from a world where it has long since become ordinary history

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A powerful flow of light passes through gateways representing energy, data, infrastructure, trust, attention and goals

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When Intelligence Stops Being Scarce

What becomes valuable when high-quality analysis, engineering design and advice are almost free?

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A person faces several options proposed by a system while retaining the final choice

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Thanks for the Advice. We’ll Still Decide.

What remains of human authority if machines become markedly more competent than us?

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A person and a cat look towards a city where complex automated infrastructure has become an ordinary background to human life

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What Are Humans For?

A world in which usefulness is no longer enough to explain human value

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