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

Yang launched his 2020 Democratic presidential campaign as a virtually unknown longshot in November 2017. He built his entire platform around a single, then-radical argument: that ...

As artificial intelligence threatens to wipe out jobs, the idea of a basic income paid to everyone without conditions is resurfacing. But do tech CEOs share the same motivations as the philosophers ...

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 ...

UBI is gaining attention as a potential response to AI-driven job loss. Guaranteed income pilot programs are showing benefits—yet critics question their cost and long-term effects.

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 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has floated a policy idea that’s getting attention in Silicon Valley: let workers own a piece of technology disruption. By Andrew Ross Sorkin Bernhard Warner Sarah ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carrie Brandon Elliot analyzes international tax issues. Artificial intelligence headliners are romancing universal basic income ...

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 ...

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 ...