Sam Altman

If AGI is successfully created, this technology could help us elevate humanity by increasing abundance, turbocharging the global economy, and aiding in the discovery of new scientific knowledge that changes the limits of possibility. AGI has the potential to give everyone incredible new capabilities; we can imagine a world where all of us have access to help with almost any cognitive task, providing a great force multiplier for human ingenuity and creativity. [...] On the other hand, AGI would also come with serious risk of misuse, drastic accidents, and societal disruption. 1. We want AGI to empower humanity to maximally flourish in the universe. [...] 2. We want the benefits of, access to, and governance of AGI to be widely and fairly shared. (2023) source Unverified

I think it’s good to start studying [basic income] early. I’m fairly confident that at some point in the future, as technology continues to eliminate traditional jobs and massive new wealth gets created, we’re going to see some version of this at a national scale. source Unverified