A country adopts national universal income

With AI-driven unemployment rising and pilots like South Korea's under way, a first country starts paying unconditional income to its entire population, funded by taxes on automated production.

Forecast: lastday.at. Source: Asia Economy (piloto coreano), Sam Altman, Moore's Law for Everything

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