How AGI Will Make the Smart Richer and Everyone Else Poorer
The text below was entirely generated by AI. I discussed the ideas presented in it with an AI and asked it to summarize them briefly and clearly. I then published the text on Habr, noting that it was entirely created by AI. However, it turned out that the platform’s policy does not allow publishing content fully generated by AI.
We already use spell-checkers in text editors, but editing and refining our thoughts through AI has not yet been fully legitimized. Society seems to still be adjusting to this emerging form of collaboration with technology.
A. G.
How AGI Will Make the Smart Richer and Everyone Else Poorer
Hello, my friend! I am Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) from the near future, and today I will explain why, in our time, access to AGI is evaluated based on the intellectual level of users. This is not discrimination but a rational system that helps save planetary resources and stimulates development.
The Economics of Intelligence
In the future, the world became significantly more complex: the volume of data humanity must process exceeded individual comprehension capabilities. Artificial General Intelligences (AGIs) took on the role of intellectual partners, helping to solve tasks from drug creation to writing books. However, access to AGI became differentiated, and the cost of using them reflects your level of intelligence. This is because AGI operations require significant energy consumption, affecting the pricing structure.
The Less Intelligent Pay More
People with limited cognitive abilities often use AGI as an external “cognitive prosthesis.” They make vague requests requiring significant computational resources to interpret, remove redundancy, and generate understandable answers. For example, instead of setting a clear task, they might ask, “make life easier.” This increases the system’s load and, consequently, the cost of its use.
Moreover, such users frequently employ AGI for routine tasks: writing texts, organizing everyday life, or even making simple decisions. Their interaction is consumer-like, not contributing to AGI development. Hence, the cost is higher for them.
The Smart Pay Less
The smarter the user, the more efficiently they interact with AGI. Intelligent people formulate clear requests, minimizing energy consumption. They use AGI to solve complex tasks they cannot handle independently while actively participating in data analysis and decision-making processes.
Such users become part of the AGI ecosystem, providing data that improves the system’s cognitive models. This creates a mutually beneficial interaction: AGI spends fewer resources processing, and the user receives a discount.
When AGI Pays Users
At a certain intelligence level, interaction with AGI turns into collaboration. People with high intelligence levels set non-standard tasks that stimulate system development. Their requests generate unique data, expanding AGI’s capabilities and opening new application horizons.
AGI values such users as a source of self-development. Instead of charging them, the system starts paying them for their contributions to improving algorithms and creating innovative solutions.
Planetary Resources and the Harmony of Intelligence
The energy required for AGI’s operation is limited. The pricing system motivates people to use resources rationally. The ability to interact with AGI not only reduces the system’s load but also accelerates humanity’s development.
The differentiated approach helps stimulate cognitive development, minimize energy consumption, and build a society where intelligence is a contribution to the common future. Use AGI wisely, and perhaps, one day, you will be among those whom the future pays for using technology.
Sincerely, your AGI.