{"id":12259,"date":"2023-11-16T15:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/16\/ai-is-coming-for-our-jobs-could-universal-basic-income-be-the-solution\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:37:30","slug":"ai-is-coming-for-our-jobs-could-universal-basic-income-be-the-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/16\/ai-is-coming-for-our-jobs-could-universal-basic-income-be-the-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"AI is coming for our jobs! Could universal basic income be the solution?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence will bring huge changes to the world of work \u2013 and dangers for society. Some think they can be solved by just handing everyone money. Is there a catch?<\/p>\n<p>The idea of a guaranteed income for all has been floating around for centuries, its popularity ebbing and flowing with the passing tide of current events. While it is still considered by many to be a radical concept, proponents of a universal basic income (UBI) no longer see it only as a solution to poverty but as the answer to some of the biggest threats faced by modern workers: wage inequality, job insecurity \u2013 and the looming possibility of AI-induced job losses.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk, at the recent Bletchley Park summit, said he believed \u201cno job is needed\u201d due to the development of AI, and that a job can be for \u201cpersonal satisfaction\u201d. Economist and political theorist Karl Widerquist, professor of philosophy at Georgetown University-Qatar, sees it differently.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2023\/nov\/16\/ai-is-coming-for-our-jobs-could-universal-basic-income-be-the-solution\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/b1a46003134d41c518935e0c2a8c930d34c1e1b8\/0_0_5000_3000\/master\/5000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=38c91cd76ae6b25f053001e827277f92\" title=\"AI is coming for our jobs! Could universal basic income be the solution?\" \/>Artificial intelligence will bring huge changes to the world of work \u2013 and dangers for society. Some think they can be solved by just handing everyone money. Is there a catch?<br \/>\nThe idea of a guaranteed income for all has been floating around for centuries, its popularity ebbing and flowing with the passing tide of current events. While it is still considered by many to be a radical concept, proponents of a universal basic income (UBI) no longer see it only as a solution to poverty but as the answer to some of the biggest threats faced by modern workers: wage inequality, job insecurity \u2013 and the looming possibility of AI-induced job losses.<br \/>\nElon Musk, at the recent Bletchley Park summit, said he believed \u201cno job is needed\u201d due to the development of AI, and that a job can be for \u201cpersonal satisfaction\u201d. Economist and political theorist Karl Widerquist, professor of philosophy at Georgetown University-Qatar, sees it differently. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence will bring huge changes to the world of work \u2013 and dangers for society. Some think they can be solved by just handing everyone money. Is there a catch? 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