As AI transforms the economy, some tech leaders push universal basic income. This piece argues Americans need opportunity, not government checks.

UBI is gaining attention as a potential response to AI-driven job loss. Guaranteed income pilot programs are showing benefits ...

Universal basic income, or UBI, offers no-strings-attached cash payments as an approach to poverty reduction. Here's a ...

Some have advocated for the U.S. to provide a universal basic income. Here's what it is and why some people aren't fans.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher ...

Elon Musk and others are calling for a universal high income as AI job losses accelerate. Think-tank founder and CEO Daniel ...

I remember when George McGovern, the Democratic presidential nominee in 1972, promised that if elected, he would send each citizen a check each year for $1,000. In today’s dollars, that would be ...

Carrie Brandon Elliot reviews how AI developments have affected discussions on universal basic income, along with proposals for calculating and funding its costs.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Universal or guaranteed basic income programs are gaining momentum ...

Elon Musk recently posted a pronouncement on X: “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.” Andrew Yang cheered. Sam ...