The Data Dilemma

Today, much of what we call innovation is locked behind walls:

• Patents protect ideas.
• NDAs silence collaborators.
• Trade secrets keep competition at bay.

While understandable under current economic systems, this secrecy limits what AI can learn—and leaves major gaps in AGI’s worldview.

What AGI Is Missing

Public datasets reveal only fragments of our civilization:

• Incomplete medical research leading to biased diagnostics.
• Cultural context lost in abstracted social data.
• Engineering know-how hidden in proprietary blueprints.

AGI trained only on open data inherits these blind spots, undermining its ability to reason about complex realities.

A Vision from The Age of New Era

In my novel, humanity transcends economic scarcity by embracing radical transparency and post-economic collaboration. When money loses its meaning, credit becomes the only currency—rewarding contributions without restricting data.

Are We Ready?

Not yet. But we’re closer than ever:

• Open-science movements push for free data.
• AI ethics discussions call for equitable access.
• Global crises (e.g., COVID-19) showed that shared research saves lives.

Corporations must evolve from isolated engines of capital to nodes in a global knowledge ecosystem.

Post-Economics: The Real Leap Forward

This is not about making everything free overnight; it’s about building systems where contribution matters more than possession. The brightest minds will still be honored—yet everyone enjoys a high standard of living.

Conclusion: The Shared Future

AGI won’t be complete until our knowledge is. Let this century be when we tear down the corporate vaults and let insights flow freely. As The Age of New Era shows—it’s not science fiction if we start now.