What do you think?

I think in the face of AI taking over many tasks, we need to rethink about how we frame the future of society. Reframing Universal Basic Income as Automation Compensation means presenting the policy as a way to make up for jobs and income lost due to automation and AI. Instead of viewing UBI as a general welfare payment, it becomes seen as compensation paid to everyone for the value automation creates, supporting those whose work is replaced by machines and helping everyone share in productivity gains. Especially in the US, the average person doesn’t like the idea of someone getting something that they’re personally not receiving. So framing it as a compensation that everyone receives regardless of employment status I think is the only feasible way forward.

  • Botzo@lemmy.world
    4·
    22 hours ago

    Just from the top of my head:

    • Permanent tax on corporations that layoff people until they rehire to the same level.
    • An exise tax on AI use by businesses.

    Both of these would of course get me labeled an antichrist by Peter Thiel. And since AI is propping up the world economy right now, has 0 chance of happening.

    • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netEnglish
      2·
      17 hours ago

      “Permanent tax on corporations that layoff people until they rehire to the same level.”

      This is similar to what the historical Luddites were arguing for. (Probably worth clarifying that I say this as a good thing. The Luddites failed because they were working at a time when unions were literally illegal; the political conditions were just too stacked against them. However, there’s a lot of useful things we can learn from history, and this is one of them)

      Edit: formatting

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      21 hours ago

      Fine, then no company will ever expand their staff. Can’t risk a downturn a ways down the road.

      You’ve invented a new way to increase unemployment. :)

      • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        19 hours ago

        Dude, every company that thought AI could take over a job, they tried it. Do you think they’re trying to keep employees?

      • Botzo@lemmy.world
        1·
        18 hours ago

        Companies lay people off when the stock doesn’t grow the right way, even when they’re highly profitable.

        The Jack Welch playbook has fucked the concept of business success so hard we can’t even recognize what a huge pile of shit it has become. It needs a reset.