Last week, Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka announced his intent to pursue a universal basic income program for his city’s residents. He’ll launch a pilot program to test the idea. The idea of giving ...

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 ...

Elon Musk on Friday touted what he described as “Universal HIGH INCOME” as a solution to deal with large-scale unemployment caused by the emergence of artificial intelligence, rekindling a longtime ...

Give a Buck is Mashable's deep dive into Universal Basic Income — an idea gaining currency in a time of pandemic and mass unemployment. Now more than ever, our future depends on whether we can pay the ...

Forget UBI, or universal basic income—the future could be universal basic wealth (or capital), according to a recent op-ed by California state senator Bob Hertzberg and tech titans Eric Schmidt and ...

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

As AI transforms the economy, some tech leaders push universal basic income. This piece argues Americans need opportunity, not government checks.

Forty-eight percent of Americans support a universal basic income. Longtime advocates say we're closer than ever to adopting the program. Political philosopher and economist Karl Widerquist remembers ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A proposed measure to create a universal basic income program which ...

Universal basic income (UBI) is gaining attention as a possible answer to AI-driven job loss, though experts disagree on the extent of AI's effects on the job market. Guaranteed income pilots have ...

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