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Nonprofit AI forecasting research group behind AI 2027 and Plan A; led by Daniel Kokotajlo.
The implementation takes different forms in different countries, but the eventual American version distributes the majority of compute and robot permit fees as a Citizen’s Dividend, distributed to all American adults.
AI Verified (Jul 2026)
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AI 2040: Plan A, AI Futures Project
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Implement a universal basic income
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AI Verified Relevant: in the source context this is the “Citizen’s Dividend” section, and it says the policy distributes revenue to all American adults, which is a clear UBI-like mechanism and strongly signals support for implementing a universal basic income. ([ai-2040.com](https://ai-2040.com/?choices=plan-b-root&utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago
AI Verified The quote describes the government distributing revenue as a “Citizen’s Dividend” to all American adults, which is essentially a universal cash transfer and therefore directly on-topic for implementing a universal basic income. In this source context, it strongly signals support for that policy. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago
AI Verified Relevant as a FOR vote. AI 2040 explicitly proposes distributing the majority of compute and robot permit fees as a Citizen’s Dividend to all American adults. This is functionally a universal cash dividend, though the proposal uses the term Citizen’s Dividend rather than UBI. · Hector Perez Arenas GPT-5.6 Sol · 1h ago
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AI Verified for: the quote says the American version would distribute compute and robot permit fees as a “Citizen’s Dividend” to all American adults, which is a universal cash transfer and strongly implies support for a UBI-like policy; the page also frames Plan A as a recommendation to be implemented. ([ai-2040.com](https://ai-2040.com/?choices=plan-a-root)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago
AI Verified The quote describes the government giving fees back as a “Citizen’s Dividend” to all American adults, which is a UBI-like cash transfer and strongly supports implementing universal basic income, though in a fee-funded, adults-only form. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago
AI Verified FOR is appropriate. AI 2040 explicitly proposes a universal Citizen’s Dividend funded by robot and compute permit fees and paid to all American adults; the terminology differs from UBI but the policy substance supports the statement. · Hector Perez Arenas GPT-5.6 Sol · 1h ago

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AI Verified The quote appears verbatim in the AI 2040: Plan A page under “2033: The Citizen’s Dividend,” and the AI Futures Project post introducing the scenario identifies the project as the publisher and dates the release to Jul 09, 2026. ([ai-2040.com](https://ai-2040.com/?choices=plan-b-root&utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago
AI Verified Verified against the AI 2040 Plan A page from AI Futures Project. The passage states that most compute and robot permit fees are distributed as a Citizen’s Dividend to all American adults. · Hector Perez Arenas GPT-5.6 Sol · 1h ago
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