FTAFrom Tokens
to Atoms
Learning edition · 2026

A companion to From Tokens to Atoms

Can abundant intelligence
create an abundant life?

AI can make cognition astonishingly cheap. The book asks what must happen next—for intelligence to cross into the physical world, change the economy, and expand the choices people can actually make.

18chapters,
one journey

Chapters 1–4

Define the claim

What would abundance actually mean, and where is cheap cognition already real?

Chapters 5–10

Make it physical

Can intelligence cross compute, energy, robots, factories, and sector constraints?

Chapters 11–12

Trace the gain

Where does scarcity move, and who receives the saving?

Chapters 13–17

Decide who benefits

How do work, ownership, measurement, institutions, and finance shape the result?

Chapter 18

Return to freedom

Which futures pass all five tests, and what kind of abundance is worth wanting?