Productivity gains would create an age of abundance. Productivity gains are great, but the too-little-discussed question is how they will be distributed. If AI does deliver big productivity gains, how can average working people get a share of those gains? Will average working people gain the political muscle to demand a share of AI’s productivity gains? The real question is whether AI’s productivity gains, if it delivers, are shared with workers.

Source: The Guardian February 18, 2026 14:31 UTC