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Expert opinions on Inequality
Quotes, votes and policy statements on Inequality from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
341 sourced quotes · 4 statements · 61% for / 36% against overall
Featuring: Sam Altman Elon Musk Joseph Stiglitz Andrew Yang Bill Gates Larry Fink
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Implement a universal basic income
231 opinions
For (121)Ioana MarinescuEconomist and Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practicevotes For and says:Having an unconditional series of payments from universal basic income would be an effective safety net for unemployed individuals. [...] Essentially, I'm worried that people who benefit from AI, after the fact, are going to say, 'Well, why do we hav...
more AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (5)Sam AltmanCEO at OpenAIabstains and says:I no longer believe in universal basic income as much as I once did. I'm much more interested in ways where we think about kind of collective ownership. [...] [A] fixed cash payment, although useful and maybe a good idea in some ways, does not get at...
more AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (105)Jeff BezosAmazon founder; Blue Origin ownervotes Against and says:Instead of universal basic income, how about we stop taxing nurses who make $75,000 a year? We don't need to give her universal income yet — let's just stop taking money away from her.
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AGI will create abundance
38 opinions
For (22)Mark ZuckerbergMeta CEO; Facebook co-foundervotes For and says:In the AI era, it should be easier than ever for people to build new businesses. [...] This is important for ensuring that people broadly share in the prosperity created by superintelligence.
AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (16)Yanis VaroufakisFormer finance minister of Greece, is Professor of Economics at the University of Athensvotes Against and says:Technologies that could free us from drudgery, poverty and environmental collapse instead make life worse for most people in most countries.
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Introduce a universal basic wealth system that grants individuals a capital endowment at birth
15 opinions
For (15)William A. Darity Jr.Economist; Samuel DuBois Cook Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Duke University; co-originator of the "baby bonds" universal capital-endowment proposalvotes For and says:Allowing those who are richer to put more in than those who are poor runs counter to any notion that there's any kind of redistributive justice taking place.
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For (49)Bernie SandersU.S. Senator from Vermontvotes For and says:
A moratorium will give us time to ensure AI is safe and effective, time to protect our privacy and well-being, time to defend our democracy, and time to make sure the economic gains of this technology benefit the general population, not just a handfu...
more AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Yann LeCunComputer scientist, AI researcherabstains and says:Whether AI's benefits are widely shared is a political question, has nothing to do with technology.
AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (2)Jeong Hee-yongSecretary-General of South Korea's People Power Party (PPP); member of the National Assemblyvotes Against and says:The fruits of the AI industry are not the government's "free safe." This is an anti-market idea that goes against market principles and is no different from socialist-style distribution.
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