Bill Gates questions corporate incentives to replace people with AI and proposes a tax

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In an interview with The Observer, Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence will bring a profound transformation of work and criticized companies' incentives to automate. "The incentive structure in business is wrong: it's 'hire the robot, fire the human and don't look back'," he said. The Microsoft co-founder proposed a "symbolic" tax on AI use to fund the social safety net, and argued that billionaires should pay more taxes.

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Gates criticized that companies have incentives to automate without considering social consequences
He proposed a "symbolic" levy on AI use to support those who lose their jobs
He warned that public revenue from labor will fall even if overall prosperity improves

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Bill Gates questions corporate incentives to replace people with AI and proposes a tax

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