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LudwigPastorius

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6. I think we'll start to see a real push for a universal basic income when AI starts to take the jobs of...

Reply to slightlv (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:38 PM

1 hr ago

white collar workers and mid-level management.

So, we've got that going for us...right up to the point when a superintelligent AI decides we're not needed at all.

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