Why is basic income being debated?

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AI could lead to massive job losses. Is basic income a possible answer?

Last week, the research arm of the world’s most well-known artificial intelligence (AI) company released a large study on universal basic income. OpenResearch, a division of OpenAI, gave 3,000 random ...

Basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain

A story has been going around about artificial intelligence for the past decade: At some point, AI advances, robots and ...