A green waterfront city with wind turbines, solar canopies, a light-rail line and a helper robot tending flowers as families stroll and cycle past.
A future worth building. A world worth sharing.

A Civilization Beyond Jobs and Wages

Rather than fear a future where machines replace human jobs, let us build a civilization where survival no longer depends on jobs and wages.

By rethinking how we organize society, produce what we need, and ensure access to life’s essentials, we can create a future grounded in security, dignity, and opportunity for all.

About Rethinking Our Future

Inside the Book: From Vision to Reality

Building a civilization where survival no longer depends on jobs and wages requires responsible technology, communities that secure life’s essentials, and a practical plan to make it happen.

People of different ages and backgrounds working with a friendly robot around glowing panels for human oversight, fairness and safety, and human well-being.

Responsible AI

How can we ensure that AI and robotics serve humanity, advance human well-being, and remain under human oversight?

A family relaxing by a stream in a village with solar roofs, greenhouses, food gardens and wind turbines on the hills.

Self-Sufficient Communities

How can we organize communities to ensure reliable access to life’s essentials for residents and visitors alike?

Workers, planners and residents gathered around a model community, under a board titled A 21st-Century New Deal.

The 21st-Century New Deal

How can we fund and rebuild existing communities to make them self-sufficient, inspired by FDR’s 20th-century New Deal?

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Book Trailer

Watch the vision of a civilization beyond jobs and wages.

Portrait of Prasad Rudraraju

Meet the Author

Prasad Rudraraju

An engineer, technologist, and humanist exploring humanity, technology, and the future with curiosity, reason, and compassion.

Meet Prasad