The policy could provide a much-needed hedge against a future AI dystopia—but only if it’s designed the right way.

Sweeping job losses from AI could spark a wave of withdrawals from the stock market and make government checks a necessity, ...

Elon Musk’s capitalist utopia looks a lot like Karl Marx’s socialist dream. But in a post-scarcity world without struggle, ...

Tax Notes contributing editor Carrie Brandon Elliot discusses the rising interest in universal basic income, especially as artificial intelligence disrupts the job market, and the role of tax policy ...

Every generation faces a new technological revolution. Today it's artificial intelligence. Just 40 years ago it was the internet. And according to some of the biggest names in tech, AI may eventually ...

As executives warn of the risk that AI will automate workers out of jobs, some CEOs and policymakers are promoting universal basic income (UBI) as a federal policy to manage that risk. Earlier this ...

Elon Musk has a plan for a future where jobs are wiped out by artificial intelligence: a benevolent government will provide. “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the ...

Elon Musk has a plan for a future where jobs are wiped out by artificial intelligence: a benevolent government will provide. “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the ...

It’s no surprise that Mainers are willing to overlook the problematic art tattooed on Democrat Graham Platner, who is leading in his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins — just as millions ...

Elon Musk recently posted a pronouncement on X: “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.” Andrew Yang cheered. Sam ...

Sam Altman once poured millions into proving universal basic income could work. Now, he’s not so sure it can. As his interest in UBI surged in 2019, Altman helped raise $60 million, including $14 ...