AI and tech developments are already pushing people into more precarious work, but UBI could cushion the transition
Investor Vinod Khosla said universal basic income might be necessary as artificial intelligence takes on more of the work humans do.
Some tech leaders are advocating for universal basic income to counteract AI-driven job automation.
Many at the forefront of the technology transition are singing the same tune: as artificial intelligence and automation reshape our world, UBI will become not just desirable, but inevitable.
“If the technology goes fast, we’ll have to figure it out fast”
Industry group says rise of vocal technology could upend many creative fields, including audiobooks – the canary in the coalmine for voice actors
Fund says governments should do more to protect their economies in face of massive potential labour disruptions
If you’re worried about how AI will affect your job, the world of copywriters may offer a glimpse of the future.
Restaurants are placing big, experimental bets on robots that stir-fry, flip burgers, mix drinks, cook ramen, bake pizza, deliver meals to diners and whisk away the dirty dishes.
Even modest UBI proposals could offer vital support to workers facing technological disruptions
“I was consulted by people in Downing Street and I advised them that universal basic income was a good idea,” he said.
The once-scoffed at idea of guaranteed income is receiving renewed interest as AI becomes an increasing threat to Americans’ jobs.
Should artists whose work was used to train generative AI like ChatGPT be compensated for their contributions?
BMW’s newest autoworker is 5’6,” 130 pounds, walks on two legs, uses five-fingered hands to assemble machines — and takes a break every five hours to stroll to a charging station and plug itself in.
Hospitality workers told the Associated Press in interviews over eight months of bargaining that they were willing to take a cut in pay while on strike to win stronger job protection against inevitable advancements in technology.
Kristalina Georgieva said now is the time to act to create a set of policies ensuring the impact of AI is beneficial not detrimental to humanity.
Aurora aims to deploy a dozen or so self-driving trucks this year, with an eye toward having thousands on the road in 2027.
Vast majority of US workers admit artificial intelligence tools could replace them, according to a recent survey
The rapid emergence of AI technology has fueled fears that people could lose their jobs to a deep learning machine that can perform their tasks more efficiently. However, new research suggests that so far, AI is actually creating jobs, though it may have a negative effect on wages.
“AI is hard to compete with if you go head to head,” he added. “You have to find something it cannot do.”
While it is still considered by many to be a radical concept, proponents of a universal basic income (UBI) no longer see it only as a solution to poverty but as the answer to some of the biggest threats faced by modern workers
If CEOs had their way, their workers would be back in the office and pursuing AI advancements at the same time.
In an interview with CNBC, Reich discussed how AI will have a profound impact on middle-class workers, creating an impetus for a universal basic income.
Nearly 12 million Americans in occupations with shrinking demand may need to switch jobs by 2030.
Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman said AI will wipe out some white-collar jobs — and it will be hard to design government programs to help.
Data suggests there’s been a “pretty significant uptick” in the number of employers looking for workers with AI-related skills.
With Hollywood’s actors and writers striking over concerns about AI, what was once a movie premise now has come to define the film industry.
As productivity rises with automation, a UBI tied to GDP per capita could help distribute the dividends equitably.
Over a quarter of jobs in the OECD rely on skills that could be easily automated, and workers fear they could lose their jobs to AI
Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launched on Monday providing new digital passport.
For four decades, Alaskans have opened their mailboxes to find checks waiting for them, their cut of the black gold beneath their feet. This is Alaska’s Permanent Fund, funded by the state’s oil revenues and paid to every Alaskan each year. We’re now in a different sort of resource rush, with companies peddling bits instead of oil: generative AI.
The recent explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the workforce. ChatGPT reached 100 million users in just two months after its launch. It and other generative AI applications have the potential to increase the efficiency of more than 50 per cent of all worker tasks in the U.S., with no loss in quality. A recent report estimates that AI’s boost to labour productivity can increase annual global GDP by seven per cent over a 10-year period.
Japan is laying the groundwork to become home to some of the world’s top companies in artificial intelligence
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