Codie Sanchez said the rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence is pushing humanity toward a global contest over ownership of real-world assets.
“The more I think about it, the more I know we are in a race for asset ownership worldwide,” Sanchez said in a post on X. “And those assets will be the only thing that stands against many humans and irrelevance from AI.”
Sanchez explained that she spoke with four leading AI experts, all of whom believe universal basic income (UBI) may be the only viable way to protect the average worker as AI displaces more jobs. While she rejected the idea that machines should define humanity’s worth, she warned that asset ownership—particularly of hard assets like real estate, data centers, and brick-and-mortar businesses—may become the last stronghold of economic relevance.
Sanchez also argued that owning things limited in supply is the most rational hedge in a world where AI capabilities are advancing faster than most workers can adapt. She emphasized that although work brings humans purpose, survival in the AI era may depend less on labor and more on strategic ownership.
Codie Sanchez is the founder of Contrarian Thinking and a former private equity investor. She is known for advocating entrepreneurship and investing in cash-flowing businesses as a pathway to freedom and resilience.
