One progressive idea that predates AI is gaining traction in unusual corners: a government-backed universal basic income for workers displaced by the AI boom. Tesla’s Elon Musk voiced support for the ...

Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. AI researcher working with the UN and others to drive social change. The global economy stands at an inflection point. While ...

It’s a straightforward thought, and, at first glance, it seems reasonable: replace Social Security with a universal basic income (UBI). It not only could help lower-income retirees live more ...

Global inequality and 'passport privilege' shaping life opportunitiesUniversal basic income, shorter workweeks, and 'bullshit ...

The rise of artificial intelligence and robotics is forcing us to face something we’ve all sensed coming: millions of jobs are going to soon vanish. From factory floors to law offices, from truck ...

After spending years funding one of the most high-profile universal basic income experiments, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says ...

I remember when George McGovern, the Democratic presidential nominee in 1972, promised that if elected, he would send each citizen a check each year for $1,000. In today’s dollars, that would be ...

Many Franklin County residents struggle to afford basic necessities despite a significant portion being employed. Two local pilot programs, the Ohio Mother's Trust and the City of Columbus' Economic ...

The idea of guaranteed income programs has been around for decades, but it wasn’t until one of the country’s first guaranteed income programs launched in Stockton in 2019 that the idea began gaining ...