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Even before artificial intelligence was a meaningful force in the economy, technologists, politicians, and policy wonks of all political persuasions have endorsed a universal basic income to cope with ...

AI is making ever more jobs obsolete. The solution from Silicon Valley? A universal paycheck, no work required. Technology titans including Elon Musk and Sam Altman see a future flush with wealth ...

As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...

Elon Musk on Friday touted what he described as “Universal HIGH INCOME” as a solution to deal with large-scale unemployment caused by the emergence of artificial intelligence, rekindling a longtime ...

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While the idea of a universal basic income is gaining traction in the United States, the politics around it remain divided. A universal basic income is when the government cuts a check to the entire ...