# AI May Divide Society Into Economies With Different Rules by Emad Mostaque > An AI-driven future may no longer contain one common economy; it may contain multiple economic levels with radically different rules of access and mobility. We see this in sci-fi, like Gattaca and a whole bunch of other things: you have multiple levels of society. Right now, a huge number of Americans don’t have one month of savings. But there is the promise that if they work hard enough, they can accumulate savings. They can move up the curve if they get a break, if they get a shot. That won’t be the case anymore. > **— Adapted from Emad Mostaque**, *Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording or publication:** [Impact Theory at 1:38:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsdcF7EEvhM&t=5921s) — The poster text is explicitly labeled as an adaptation of the complete argument beginning at the linked timecode; it must not be represented as verbatim speech. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/AI Is Now So Good They Will Pay You to Quit|AI Is Now So Good They Will Pay You to Quit]] — preserves transcript order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions, and the surrounding argument from which this Reminder was promoted. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Emad Mostaque|Emad Mostaque]] - [[wiki/AI Economic Bifurcation|AI Economic Bifurcation]] - [[wiki/Post-Employment Economy|Post-Employment Economy]] ## Share on Social Media ``` An AI-driven future may no longer contain one common economy; it may contain multiple economic levels with radically different rules of access and mobility. We see this in sci-fi, like Gattaca and a whole bunch of other things: you have multiple levels of society. Right now, a huge number of Americans don’t have one month of savings. But there is the promise that if they work hard enough, they can accumulate savings. They can move up the curve if they get a break, if they get a shot. That won’t be the case anymore. — Adapted from Emad Mostaque, Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-emad-mostaque-ai-divide-society-economies-different-rules ```