Very good points, all.

There are two paths ahead for future societies and generations, one dystopic, the other eutopic (as in good, the opposite of dystopic).

Some random-seeming but somewhat relevant thoughts:

Remember that humans live in communities/societies and only by organizing can they hope to improve their future, which is why individualism and being divided (by identity nonsense) is so harmful.

A governmental system of checks and balances seems to be able, at least for a while, to keep things equitable and prevent any one group, i.e. plutocrats, from gaining too much power.

Feudalism could only end, ironically thanks to automation, after inexpensive books and guns became widely available to citizens.

It seems essential to try and avoid the privatized cornering of AI and to ensure universal public access to it.