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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has for years now been quietly giving folks a universal basic income to see if it works.
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Sam Altman Has Been Quietly Giving Out Money for Basic Income

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to a new study, the first-ever government-backed universal basic income experiment in Finland led to recipients being "more satisfied."
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Study: Two-Year Basic Income Pilot Led to “More Satisfied” Lives

By Victor Tangermann

2020 Presidential candidate Andrew Yang supports universal basic income
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How Universal Basic Income Could Be Affordable, Andrew Yang Explains

By Jacob Banas

A two-year universal basic income study in Finland concluded that in 2017, those who received payments worked the same amount and were healthier overall.
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Study: Universal Basic Income Won’t Make People Work Less

By Victor Tangermann

Automation Could Destroy Poor Economies, Says Historian
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Automation Could Destroy Poor Economies, Says Historian

By Jon Christian

Y Combinator's basic income trial still doesn't have the funding it needs, so the company is pushing the program's launch to 2019.
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Y Combinator’s Basic Income Experiment Is off to a Slow Start

By Kristin Houser

The new Conservative government of Ontario has decided to end the city's basic income trial two years early, citing the high cost.
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Ontario Ends Its Three-Year Basic Income Trial After Just One Year

By Kristin Houser

Facebook Co-Founder Suggests Taxing the Richest 1% of Americans to Fund UBI
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Facebook Co-Founder Suggests Taxing the Richest 1% of Americans to Fund UBI

By Dom Galeon

Half of Americans Want Universal Income, but Expect AI Companies to Pay It
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Half of Americans Want Universal Income, but Expect AI Companies to Pay It

By Chelsea Gohd

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Experts Say Basic Income Could Reach Mainstream Politics in 2018

By Chelsea Gohd

Experts May Have a Viable Alternative to Universal Basic Income
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Experts May Have a Viable Alternative to Universal Basic Income

By Jolene Creighton

Experts Assert All Are Entitled to “Universal Basic Infrastructure”
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Experts Assert All Are Entitled to “Universal Basic Infrastructure”

By Chelsea Gohd

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Next Year, a Californian City Will Launch the First Basic Income Experiment in the U.S.

By Dom Galeon

Hillary Clinton Almost Ran For President on a Policy Backed By Universal Basic Income
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Hillary Clinton Almost Ran For President on a Policy Backed By Universal Basic Income

By Jolene Creighton

New Report Claims UBI Would Grow the U.S. Economy by $2.5 Trillion
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New Report Claims UBI Would Grow the U.S. Economy by $2.5 Trillion

By Dom Galeon

Slack CEO Voices His Support for Universal Basic Income
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Slack CEO Voices His Support for Universal Basic Income

By Kyree Leary