Top AI figures urge governments to enforce universal income

Frontline News (AFLD) ^ | May 22, 2024 | 04:17 AM | Yudi Sherman

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Artificial intelligence scientist Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI,” is urging the British government to enforce a universal basic income (UBI) to cope with the impact of AI technology.

Universal basic income is a social welfare system in which the government provides every citizen with a standard minimum income. These payments are unconditional and transferred to citizens on a regular basis without any pre-qualification. The concept is in keeping with the Marxist ideal of wealth redistribution and has been proposed by socialist figures such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

Hinton told BBC Newsnight that a universal basic income is necessary because he is “very worried about AI taking lots of mundane jobs.” The scientist explained that AI would benefit the rich and not “the people whose jobs get lost.” If wealth is not redistributed, Hinton warned, “that’s going to be very bad for society.”

“I was consulted by people in Downing Street and I advised them that universal basic income was a good idea,” he said.

[Steely Tom]

Universal income is about control and extermination. No shots, no money

No chip, no money.

[RoosterRedux]

Universal income won't work. But AI engineers won't understand this.

Human beings derive a huge amount of meaning from work and the income they earn. Take that away and you get a lot of depressed, aimless humans with no reason to live.

Universal income is like a zoo without the cages. The need to hunt for our food (even via the daily grind at the office or factory) is deeply rooted. We may complain, but we need it.

[oldtech]

Describes the situation pretty well. What amount would the universal income be & would it apply to everyone?