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The titans of AI say they're coming for your job, but UBI will solve everything. Do they have a point? Reading time 12 minutes Three years ago, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published an essay dubbed “Moore’s ...

Free money makes people less likely to work. If common sense doesn’t convince you of that, a new study should. In July, a National Bureau of Economic Research paper looked at the effects of a ...

As cities and states in the US continue to launch basic income programs, countries around the world are also experimenting with the no-strings-attached money initiatives. Basic income — recurring, ...

The idea of a universal basic income—a taxpayer-funded minimum monthly payment meant to reduce poverty and improve opportunity—is alluring. That’s especially true for low-income mothers of newborns.

Howard County’s new Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) pilot may be framed as compassionate policy, but it’s part of a troubling pattern that’s taking root across Maryland and the United States. Following ...

Legal challenges by conservative lawmakers and activists against guaranteed basic income programs are heating up nationwide. And one of their arguments is surprising: Some say the programs are ...

Americans get up to $1,000/month as UBI-style payments expand, with cities testing guaranteed income pilot programs.

Tech scion Elon Musk is using his social media megaphone to call for universal high income (UHI)—a radical evolution of universal basic income (UBI) meant to counter the much-feared white-collar job ...