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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.
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(2018)
2y ago
Policy proposals and claims
Verification History
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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
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· 9d ago
replying to Ray Kurzweil