The Automaton Economy (Part 2): The Four Pillars of a Post-Work Society

In Part 1, we established why AI-driven automation makes our current economic system unviable. Now, in Part 2 of "The Automaton Economy," we begin the work of construction. This article outlines the four foundational principles required for a stable and prosperous post-work society: de-linking survival from labor, shifting production from profit to use, establishing democratic control over automated systems, and integrating ecological sustainability as a core economic goal. These pillars form the constitutional bedrock for a new social contract fit for the 21st century.