BK · Book · 2017 · novella
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
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The machines
SecUnits and ship AIs, owned outright as corporate equipment.
What people do all day
Humans still run survey contracts, file reports, and cut corners on safety gear to save money. The AI does the dangerous parts and would rather be watching serialised drama.
Pattern
Capital captures it — Nothing is abolished. The gains are simply owned by someone.
Note
The funniest thing here, and the sharpest on the premise that abundance is itself the fantasy.
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