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Bill Gates warns AI will cause mass job losses
Original: Bill Gates is warning (in the Observer) that AI will see mass job losses, but the need for a 'safety net' means that the
Bill Gates, writing in the Observer, argues that artificial intelligence will lead to widespread job losses and that governments will need to build a safety net to cope. He says the wealthy, who stand to gain most financially from AI, should pay more tax to fund that protection. Commentators are debating both the job-loss forecast and the merits of his call for higher taxes on the rich.
Why now: A prominent tech figure's warning about AI-driven unemployment and his proposal to tax the wealthy are prompting debate about how societies should manage AI's economic impact.
Bill GatesThe ObserverArtificial intelligence
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- Bill Gates is warning (in the Observer) that AI will see mass job losses, but the need for a 'safety net' means that the wealthy (who reap much of the financial benefit ) will need to pay more tax. Whatever the merits of the second aspect of his argument, (as always) this sort… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 71
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