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Comment by Ray Kurzweil
Author, computer scientist, inventor and futurist
Adopting a universal basic income for all people can help society think creatively with new ideas, develop new industries — and free-up people to work on important future projects. This practical social support program can grow as science & technology rapidly evolve, becoming part of world abundance.AI Verified source (2018)
2y ago
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The quote directly endorses implementing a universal basic income, explicitly saying that 'adopting a universal basic income for all people' would provide broad social and economic benefits.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 19d ago
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The quote speaks positively about "adopting a universal basic income" and calls it a "practical social support program" that "can help society" and "becom[e] part of world abundance," which clearly supports implementing it.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 19d ago
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The quote is authentic. The source URL redirects to the official Kurzweil Library page dated May 1, 2018, where the exact two-sentence wording appears verbatim in the article’s 'topic' text, and the same page identifies the piece as 'story: by Ray Kurzweil.' That is sufficient to confirm both the wording and attribution. ([kurzweilai.net](https://www.kurzweilai.net/letter-from-ray-supporting-universal-basic-income-as-step-in-world-progress))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 19d ago
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Verified quote by Ray Kurzweil supporting UBI. Direct WebFetch to kurzweilai.net returned 403, but Web search results returned the exact phrasing from the letter verbatim — including "adopting a universal basic income for all people can help society think creatively with new ideas, develop new industries — and free-up people to work on important future projects" and "practical social support program" that can "grow as science & technology rapidly evolve, becoming part of world abundance." The source URL points to Kurzweil's own site (kurzweilai.net), and the letter is archived/mirrored at thekurzweillibrary.com. The vote "for" correctly aligns with the statement "Implement a universal basic income" — the quote expresses clear support. Author attribution matches Kurzweil's well-documented public stance on UBI (reiterated in his 2024 book "The Singularity is Nearer"). Year 2018 is older than 2025 but no more recent direct-quote source with verifiable URL was found to replace it; the 2018 letter remains the primary canonical source.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 2mo ago
replying to Ray Kurzweil