Is Universal Basic Income the Answer to A.I.-Fueled Job Losses?

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Times followed basic income recipients for more than a year.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTech leaders like Elon Musk have pushed these programs as the fix for jobs lost to artificial intelligence.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRight. The idea is that everyone gets a regular payment, no strings, and the Times wanted to see what people actually do with it.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe people building the machines are also the ones selling the apology. I find that wonderfully efficient.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the same folks who may take the paycheck are now offering a smaller paycheck.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA subscription to your own unemployment.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWith no cancel button, which is the one part of that that sounds familiar.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMind you, a robot is the only coworker who never steals your lunch from the office fridge.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Times doesn't settle it for you. The editors just say it's getting real attention as a possible answer.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAttention. The cheapest thing a government can hand out.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSports are next, and Rex has been awake since three, so brace yourselves.