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.
If you’re worried about how AI will affect your job, the world of copywriters may offer a glimpse of the future.
Universal Basic Guys was picked up by the network in late 2022. It will join other Fox comedies including the Jon Hamm-led Grimsburg, Dan Harmon’s Krapopolis, as well as the long-running titles The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers.
Even modest UBI proposals could offer vital support to workers facing technological disruptions
The once-scoffed at idea of guaranteed income is receiving renewed interest as AI becomes an increasing threat to Americans’ jobs.
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.
Vast majority of US workers admit artificial intelligence tools could replace them, according to a recent survey
“AI is hard to compete with if you go head to head,” he added. “You have to find something it cannot do.”
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.
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.
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.
Our hero wakes. Using her 3D food printer she prints out a full English breakfast, eating it in the front room of her flat – part of the great house-building of the 2020s.
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In his first major speech since leaving office, former President Barack Obama endorsed the idea of providing a universal basic income. Speaking at the Nelson
Emerging technologies like industrial robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are advancing at a rapid pace, but there has been little attention to their impact
