Imagine a world where every household receives a guaranteed monthly income, no strings attached. Now, contrast that with a future dominated by artificial intelligence (AI), where machines transform ...

It’s a straightforward thought, and, at first glance, it seems reasonable: replace Social Security with a universal basic income (UBI). It not only could help lower-income retirees live more ...

"The question we don't really have a good answer to is, what would happen if we scaled these programs up on a larger level?" ...

A German study found basic income recipients continued working despite monthly payments. The study challenges claims that basic income discourages work and promotes dependency. The idea of a basic ...

The concept of universal basic income has a long history. Figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Richard Nixon supported versions of UBI. Now, the US and other countries have experimented with active ...

As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are ...

Elon Musk has started talking less about universal basic income and more about what he calls "universal high income," a future in which he says there will be "no poverty" and little reason to save ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. AI researcher working with the UN and others to drive social change. The global economy stands at an inflection point. While ...

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The Marshall Islands has launched Enra, a universal cash transfer that pays US$200 quarterly to resident Marshallese citizens. The program is enabled by the Compact of Free Association with the United ...