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The aim is to propose a new framework for ensuring access and income security in societies affected by automation.

February 19, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Universal Human Infrastructure (UHI): Concept Paper v1.0

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The aim is to propose a new framework for ensuring access and income security in societies affected by automation.
Introduces the concept of Universal Human Infrastructure (UHI) as a policy framework.
Describes a three-layer system: Infrastructure Layer, Support Layer, and Sovereign Layer.
Aligns funding mechanisms with each layer, including taxation and public investment.
Proposes a model that guarantees universal access to basic services and automated infrastructure.
Highlights the importance of income security for enabling self-directed human activity.
Positions technological productivity as a collective inheritance and emphasizes free time as a resource.

Abstract

This concept paper introduces Universal Human Infrastructure (UHI),an institutional architecture designed for post-labor societies inthe age of artificial intelligence. UHI reframes the policy problem of automated economies from incomeredistribution to access architecture: guaranteeing universal accessto automated infrastructure, basic services, and an income floor. The framework is structured as a three-layer system: • Infrastructure Layer — automated public commons• Support Layer — universal basic services• Sovereign Layer — income security enabling self-directed human activity The economic model aligns funding mechanisms with each layer,including strategic public investment, broad-based taxation,and automation windfall redistribution. Normatively, UHI is grounded in the Right to Flourish, a capability-basedframework that treats technological productivity as a collective inheritanceand free time as a civilizational resource. This release (v1.0) presents the conceptual framework.Figures and technical specifications will be included in subsequent updates.

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