Elon Musk says AI will make saving for retirement 'irrelevant.' Anthropic's CEO says building that future won't be easy.

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Elon Musk dreams of a saving-free future. Dario Amodei says it will be hard to get there.

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Will AI replace human jobs and make universal basic income necessary? Here's what AI leaders have said about UBI.

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Universal basic income provides recurring cash payments, no strings attached.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about a universal basic income before it was cool

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Martin Luther King Jr. fought for both racial and economic equality.

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Elon Musk says Optimus will 'eliminate poverty' in speech after his $1 trillion pay package was approved

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"There will be a lot of trauma and disruption along the way," Musk said of the economic future with AI and robotics.

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Ireland plans to make a $1,500 a month basic income for artists permanent

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Ireland first launched a three-year basic income experiment in 2022. Now it plans to make it permanent.

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Ray Dalio says AI comes with a big downside: creating a 'bunch of losers'

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Ray Dalio said on Monday that the US "debt bomb problem" can only be solved with a "mix of tax revenue increases and spending decreases that are determined in a bipartisan way."

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Former OpenAI researcher says a $10,000 monthly UBI will be 'feasible' with AI-enabled growth

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AI leaders are among the most outspoken supporters of a universal basic income.

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New findings from Sam Altman's basic-income study challenge one of the main arguments against the idea

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Researchers shared new findings from Sam Altman's basic-income study.

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What an extra $500 to $1,000 a month did for 8 families

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This tiny country is giving $2,000 to every household as an Exxon oil boom supercharges its economy

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Guyana's government is tapping its newfound oil wealth to give $2,000 to every household.

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