Universal Basic Income

Imagine for a moment you’re handed a crystal ball, a mystical object that could reveal the future to you. If you gaze into this orb, what kind of world would you see? It’s an intriguing thought, isn’t it? …

By Manuel Aguilera This blog is a follow-up of the event The entrepreneurial state as a welfare state, the third panel of IIPP’s Festival: The Entrepreneurial State 2.0. — Rethinking the State in the 21st Century. The recording of the event can be watched above. Too much government economic…

Generative AIs are already killing white collar jobs all around the world. I’m the head of research and development at alsamind.com and in my own team, we cancelled the recruitment of new talents because we were able to increase productivity with AI tools. …

I can buy myself flowers. Instead, give me silence (and equal pay) — A friend of mine asked if I would write about imposter syndrome, and how it impacts moms. She mentioned that her imposter syndrome was worse because of things her friends and relatives have said about her parenting. It was the latter part that intrigued me — the extent that moms…

Before people start yelling at me, I must give you some background. I’m not a communist, not a liberal, not a man you’d usually hear promoting any idea that diminishes the value of hard work and dedicated investment. I’m an entrepreneur. I’m French, I spent several years as an entrepreneur…

And it could happen very soon — On the Eve of Total Automation Modern society is rapidly approaching the beginning of the era of total automation. If anyone had any doubts that this time would come, the resonant advent of ChatGPT dispelled those doubts: it became evident that AI can replace humans in performing many tasks previously considered their prerogative. The question is…

A first castaway arrives to an island. He fences all the land, erects a gigantic no trespassing sign and enacts a rigid Constitution. Then a second castaway shows up. In his boat, he had been watching many Fox News hosts, so he doesn’t dare to question the given distribution of…

It all comes down to how wealth is distributed through society — IBM has paused hiring jobs that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could do. The software giant estimates AI like Chat GPT could replace 7,800 workers in the not-too-distant future. Great news for companies like IBM, who can slice costs while maintaining margins; not such great news for workers, as a host of…

UBI, A Tale of Unexpected Beginnings and Glorious Futures. — What if I told you that the idea of a universal basic income (UBI) — an unconditional cash payment given to all citizens, no strings attached — was once endorsed by a conservative US president, and had its first trial in the land of Bruce Springsteen? No, this isn’t a…