Technology leaders have long been called to introduce universal basic income (UBI) to compensate for the loss of jobs due to artificial intelligence.
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This is a reality that – according to Miles Brundage – can be brought by Era AI. He also pointed out what amounts can be mentioned.
Universal basic income is usually understood as a monthly government benefit for the entire population. It differs from guaranteed basic income programs, which are currently being tested by many cities and states. These programs usually provide repetitive payments for a specific social group depending on the socioeconomic status. Until now, most of these experiments have offered payments of $ 5 to $ 1500. monthly.
Brundage suggested, however, that decision -makers should think more ambitious. “I think that a much more generous experience with Ubi than the previous ones (say, $ 10,000/mournary instead of $ 1,000/city) would show huge results” – he wrote.
Brundage said that this would be possible thanks to the influence that AI would expose on the economy.
“$ 1,000/city is a level of politically significant level today,” Brundage emphasized. “10,000 dollars/city is a level that will be politically possible in a few years thanks to the growth of AI driven,” he added.
Progress in AI is already threatening some basic level positions. Many AI leaders, including Elon Musk, have long supported basic income programs. The CEO of Opeli, Altman himself, co -financed one of the largest research on basic income, which provided beneficiaries to 1,000. hole. monthly for three years.
Brundage resigned in 2024 from the position of Senior Politics Advisor at Opeli and the head of the Ready Team for Agi (general artificial intelligence). In the blog post at that time he wrote that Disturbances on the labor market caused by AI were one of the main worries for him.
“In the short term, I am very worried that AI will disturb the possibilities of working for people who desperately want it, but at the same time I think that humanity should eventually bear the obligation to work – and that this is one of the strongest arguments for building AI and Aga from the very beginning” – wrote Brundage.
Brundage emphasized that our current systems are not yet prepared to face it.
“We are not prepared politically, culturally or in any other way – and this must become part of the political debate. The naive transition to the world after work threatens civilization stagnation (see:”Wall-e “), that's why you need much more reflection and discussion on this subject, “he said.
The above text is a translation from the American Business Insider edition
