Ian M Banks created a pretty fascinating world that tries to answer to this question in his culture series [0]. In the books, AIs let humans do pretty much what

Ian M Banks created a pretty fascinating world that tries to answer to this question in his culture series [0]. In the books, AIs let humans do pretty much whatever they want, since it doesn't matter for them. Whether a human wants to pilot a spaceship to explore the galaxies, or genetically modify themselves to live underwater as a sea cucumber for some time, they provide them with the resources needed. Of course, since post-scarcity in this interpretation means no dire conflicts, this would be boring for a book. So most of the story plays out at the edges of the culture and it's interplay with other civilizations, but the books are still full of fascinating insights imho. [0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series