Artificial intelligence presents a profound challenge to our existing economic and social values. The author, a libertarian, contemplates how AI might unintentionally achieve socialist goals by disrupting capitalism's reliance on work and income. AI has the potential to drastically reduce the need for human labor across many industries, unlike previous technological advancements. This shift raises questions about how our current economic system, built on the correlation between work and earning a living, will function.The author outlines three potential paths forward, each requiring a sacrifice of a core value. The first path involves maintaining the status quo, asking businesses to voluntarily limit AI's profit-maximizing potential to preserve jobs, which is deemed unlikely due to competitive pressures. The second path proposes severely restricting AI development, sacrificing immense potential benefits in research and problem-solving to protect current employment structures. This path also faces challenges regarding enforcement and the inherent human drive to innovate.The third and most uncomfortable path involves accepting substantial job displacement and reconsidering how individuals acquire resources. This might necessitate exploring alternatives like guaranteed income or broader ownership of AI technology. While resistant to increased dependence on government, the author acknowledges that if the means of earning a living disappear for many, individual or local solutions may be insufficient. This path prompts a re-evaluation of whether current institutions can still protect liberty when the economic basis for independence fundamentally changes. Ultimately, the author questions whether the political arrangements previously associated with liberty are inseparable from liberty itself, suggesting a need to question if our chosen means still serve our valued ends.