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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 18h

Maybe listen to the Nobel Prize winner whose work made AI like ChatGPT possible… when he says UBI will be necessary?

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Ken Yang @kenjaminyang.bsky.social · 2d

Many in the Canadian basic income movement brushed this off until as recently as 2 years ago, when chatGPT became the fastest product to 100M users

Now everyone's talking about it

Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · 2d

Bernie dropped this video saying AI will wipe out the working class.

“Millions of jobs will be eliminated. This is not science fiction. It’s already happening.”

The UBI movement has been saying this for years.

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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · 2d

Bernie dropped this video saying AI will wipe out the working class.

“Millions of jobs will be eliminated. This is not science fiction. It’s already happening.”

The UBI movement has been saying this for years.

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Bernadette🍁🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦 @bernadette59.bsky.social · 9d

@ubiworks.bsky.social The Godfather of AI supports UBI. Everyone should.

Bernadette🍁🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦 @bernadette59.bsky.social · 9d

youtu.be/75edaaI1-gY?...

Dr. Geoffrey Hinton 'Godfather of AI': Will AI cause massive job loss? | Common Wealth Canada

YouTube video by Common Wealth Canada

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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · 9d

The Great Decoupling of

- GDP vs. wages
- Labour productivity vs. wages
- and now job openings vs. market performance

All are accelerated by automation 🧵

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING: GiveDirectly and Coinbase partner in new Basic Income Pilot, providing low-income New Yorkers with $12,000 in USDC (stablecoin pegged to USD)

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Ken Yang @kenjaminyang.bsky.social · 12d

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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · 18d

It's far better to tax land and natural resources than your work income.

That's a vision that can lead us to a Star Trek instead of a Star Wars future, where progress benefits everyone, not just whoever bought everything up first.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 18d

BREAKING: New Sept 2025 Abacus Poll shows Canadians ranked Guaranteed Basic Income as the top choice to address AI job loss

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Sep 9

with AI automating routines, an income floor lets us focus on what makes us human—creating, caring, and connecting

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Sep 8

The data is clear: while cash reduces poverty right away, many of the strongest benefits only appear decades later—higher lifetime earnings, better education, healthier children.

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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · Sep 8

Three policies that will put humanity on track for greatness: implementing them would solve most problems we face today. #UBI #basicincome #LVT

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Basic income addresses the root causes of crime.

It reduces violence and drug/alcohol use.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Sep 5

People keep talking about wealth tax

without talking about the #1 source of wealth (and poverty) and what actually drives the cost of living

READ THIS THREAD

Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · Sep 4

The whole wealth tax debate is missing a big point

Not all wealth is the same. Stocks, gold, or yachts don't affect your cost of living.

Land does—we all need it to live. No other wealth tax will restore affordability.

This debate needs an update 🧵

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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · Sep 4

The whole wealth tax debate is missing a big point

Not all wealth is the same. Stocks, gold, or yachts don't affect your cost of living.

Land does—we all need it to live. No other wealth tax will restore affordability.

This debate needs an update 🧵

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Sep 4

UBI Works’ Ken Yang recently interviewed Geoffrey Hinton, the Godfather of AI.

Here’s a highlight video from the full interview, focusing on UBI, the models behind it, and the job losses AI could bring.

youtu.be/1cYHHcGsYTs?...

Geoff Hinton ‘Godfather of AI’ on Job Loss & UBI

YouTube video by UBI Works

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Ken Yang @kenjaminyang.bsky.social · Sep 4

a zinger here

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Sep 4

basic income unlocks the freedom to build something real—instead of just surviving

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Sep 3

Really solid piece from @annielowrey.bsky.social, adding crucial context on the latest basic income studies.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Sep 2

Rogers used 1000+ call center agents to secretly train an AI that eventually would take their jobs

they all got laid off

anyone who sees this and still questions UBI isn't seeing the big picture

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Aug 29

Alaska has a successful model of UBI as a citizen's dividend: the Permanent Fund Dividend.

But it’s under attack by those who want to raid it, at the expense of future generations.

We interviewed two of its fiercest defenders on what Canada can learn.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoGM...

Protecting Alaska's Common Wealth with Dr. Jack Hickel and Rick Halford | Common Wealth Canada

YouTube video by Common Wealth Canada

www.youtube.com

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Ken Yang @kenjaminyang.bsky.social · Aug 26

I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate and "Godfather of AI" on one of the most important topics of our time: AI risk, the future of work, UBI, and the path forward for humanity x superintelligence

Unfortunately bluesky doesn't do long videos. Link below to our talk

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Ken Yang @kenjaminyang.bsky.social · Aug 26

Canada should pay attention

We're on track to squander 80% of our nation's minerals wealth to private extraction when it could be paying every Canadian dividends

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Aug 26

Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend has been paying every resident a yearly income since the 1980s. We spoke with 2 of its fiercest defenders.

"The commons are natural resources... The oil does not belong to the oil companies. It belongs to the people." — Dr. Jack Hickel, son of Alaska's 2nd Governor

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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · Aug 26

This gap will widen with AI

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