About the Project
MachineShare is an independent initiative to formulate a new legal and political principle for the age of autonomous production.
The principle is simple: if machines begin to create wealth on the basis of humanity’s common inheritance, every human being should have the right to a fair share in its material benefits.
Why this is needed now
The link between labor, income, and access to the necessities of life may weaken as autonomous production systems develop.
If society does not formulate in advance the human right to a share in the benefits of autonomous production, the new economy may entrench a division between the owners of productive machines and people deprived of access to their benefits.
MachineShare proposes beginning not with a mechanism, but with a principle.
First — the right.
Then — the possible ways to implement it.
Project status
MachineShare is at an early stage.
It is not a party, not a foundation, not an international organization, and not a finished political program. It is an open attempt to formulate a principle that can be discussed, challenged, clarified, and developed.
The Manifesto and Declaration on this site are preliminary texts for public discussion.
MachineShare was started by Anton Egorkin as an independent civic and research project.
What you can do
If the idea seems important to you, read the Manifesto, the Declaration, and the FAQ. Discuss MachineShare’s central question with others and help test it through honest criticism.