These skills help people respond effectively in different situations or fill a knowledge gap where an intervention is needed.

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Andrew Yang’s revived pitch suits the automation debate, but UBI can’t fix inequalities concentrated tech wealth drives Universal basic income (UBI) is back, like a space zombie in a sci-fi movie, ...

As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...

Automation and AI could replace more than half of global jobs by 2055, prompting discussions on universal basic income. Senate passes resolution to end Trump’s global tariffs; 4 Republicans side with ...

The rise of artificial intelligence and robotics is forcing us to face something we’ve all sensed coming: millions of jobs are going to soon vanish. From factory floors to law offices, from truck ...

Howard County’s new Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) pilot may be framed as compassionate policy, but it’s part of a troubling pattern that’s taking root across Maryland and the United States. Following ...

AI is making ever more jobs obsolete. The solution from Silicon Valley? A universal paycheck, no work required. Technology titans including Elon Musk and Sam Altman see a future flush with wealth ...

Last year, I wrote about the OpenResearch Unconditional Income Study (ORUS), an experiment in which lower-income Americans were given $1,000 a month for three years—a short-term test run of proposals ...

As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are ...

The idea of a universal basic income—a taxpayer-funded minimum monthly payment meant to reduce poverty and improve opportunity—is alluring. That’s especially true for low-income mothers of newborns.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. AI researcher working with the UN and others to drive social change. The global economy stands at an inflection point. While ...