"In a massive 20,000-word screed, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that AI will act as a "general labor substitute for humans." Elon Musk has previously imagined a future where "probably none of us will have a job," but where we'll all have "universal high income." Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has previously called for "universal extreme wealth for all," unlocked by AI."
"As the tech moguls talk a big game, financial experts are in a frenzy about AI coming for our jobs, thereby threatening to leave many of us without any way to make ends meet. According to one analysis by the research firm Forrester, AI could be poised to destroy six percent of all US jobs by 2030. A US Senate report found that the AI industry could wipe out 100 million US jobs in the next ten years."
"One answer to the mounting threat of AI automation, which is gaining favor on both the political left and right is a universal basic income, or UBI. In England, lawmakers have proposed a generous subsidy program meant to give thirty people roughly $2,200 a month to study the social effects of "free money" - a test of UBI's viability. In Ireland, a UBI program granting artists $380 a week has just been made permanent, after a successful three-year pilot."
AI is predicted to become a general labor substitute for humans, potentially eliminating a significant share of jobs. Analyses project AI could destroy six percent of US jobs by 2030 and possibly wipe out 100 million US jobs in ten years. Financial experts express deep concern about displaced workers and future employment prospects. Universal basic income is gaining bipartisan interest as a response. Pilot programs include a UK study providing about $2,200 monthly to thirty people and an Irish program granting artists $380 weekly, now made permanent after a three-year pilot that improved recipients' wellbeing and creative focus.
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