Bill Gates

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Philanthropist. Founder and former CEO of Microsoft.

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Location: United States of America

economics (3) × impact-on-labor (3) policy (3) ai (2) future-of-work (2) ai-policy (1) ai-regulation (1) inequality (1) labor-rights (1)

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Governments should tax capital, not labor, as AI makes human work less central to the economy

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AI capabilities will allow us to make far more goods and services with less labor. [...] Even if the transition takes longer than I expect, we should use 2026 to prepare ourselves for these changes — including which policies will best help spread the... more Unverified source (2026)

added 4d ago
Implement a universal basic income

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Even the US isn't rich enough to allow people not to work. Some day we will be but until then things like the Earned Income Tax Credit will help increase the demand for labor. Unverified source

added 1y ago
AI will create more jobs than it destroys

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Of all the things humans have ever created, AI will change society the most. AI capabilities will allow us to make far more goods and services with less labor. We're already starting to see the impact of AI on the job market, and I think this impact ... more Unverified source (2026)

added 19d ago