The research is devoted to a fundamentally new phenomenon of the modern world - artificial intelligence. The article discusses the current problems of the use of AI technologies in the modern social space and the possible risks of its adaptation to the realities of the modern world. Particular attention is paid to the impact of technology on the modern labor market and the inevitable deepening of inequality in society, the advantage of AI superpowers in the perspective of global socio-economic development. The main aspects of the concept of universal basic income and the prospects for its implementation against the background of the introduction of AI technologies are analyzed. The topical issue of the correct use of a large array of personal data in the context of the application of modern AI practices is touched upon.