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Yang isn’t proposing a tax on automation (yet), but he needs to stop using fear of automation as a way to sell UBI. Besides the fact that the evidence is against it and it encourages bad policies, the “rise of the robots” narrative calls for a UBI that’s much bigger than anything Yang — or anyone — can possibly muster. If automation makes humans ob... See more

Altman increasingly argued that “AI could lead to resource abundance,” meaning it could eliminate massive numbers of jobs and concentrate resources in the hands of a few, said Matt Krisiloff, a friend and former colleague of Altman’s who spearheaded the universal income project and now heads a fertility start-up that Altman invested in. “He has a b... See more

Garry Tan isn't just the CEO of Y Combinator. He's also a passionate writer, has a YouTube channel with 251,000 subscribers, and once turned a $300k investment into $2 billion. Here are 10 of his best ideas: 1. How to write a good YC application: Teach the reader something… Show more