Washington and Silicon Valley are bracing for the fallout from AI’s potential displacement of workers, floating everything ...

By Kathryn Anne Edwards There is a palpable fear among American workers that AI is coming for their jobs. The answer to that fear, as I’ve argued, is to make job loss less scary by building a new ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher ...

Carrie Brandon Elliot reviews how AI developments have affected discussions on universal basic income, along with proposals for calculating and funding its costs.

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 ...

One progressive idea that predates AI is gaining traction in unusual corners: a government-backed universal basic income for ...

It’s a straightforward thought, and, at first glance, it seems reasonable: replace Social Security with a universal basic income (UBI). It not only could help lower-income retirees live more ...

Many push universal basic income as the fix for AI-driven job losses and the income inequality AI is expected to bring, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he no longer thinks fixed cash payments for ...

Howard County’s new Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) pilot may be framed as compassionate policy, but it’s part of a troubling pattern that’s taking root across Maryland and the United States. Following ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Universal or guaranteed basic income programs are gaining momentum ...

Elon Musk is doubling down on a future where humans won't need to work—and he's putting a number on it. At the Viva Technology Conference in Paris in May 23, Musk said that artificial intelligence ...

Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the struggle for racial equality. What is less often remembered but equally ...