OpenAI's Sam Altman has a new idea for a universal basic income

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Post by belter » Mon, May 13, 2024, 8:43 AM UTC

OpenAI's Sam Altman has a new idea for a universal basic income
businessinsider.com

Re: OpenAI's Sam Altman has a new idea for a universal basic income

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Post by foldr » Mon, May 13, 2024, 8:45 AM UTC

So, instead of giving everyone money that they can spend as they see fit – including on OpenAI if it's useful to them – we give all the money directly to Sam Altman. Excuse my cynicism, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a more charitable interpretation of what's going on here.

Re: OpenAI's Sam Altman has a new idea for a universal basic income

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Post by norealmet » Mon, May 13, 2024, 9:17 AM UTC

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Re: OpenAI's Sam Altman has a new idea for a universal basic income

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Post by The-Old-Hacker » Mon, May 13, 2024, 11:51 AM UTC

> Altman didn't elaborate on how his so-called "universal basic compute" would work

and neither does this farticle.

Re: OpenAI's Sam Altman has a new idea for a universal basic income

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, May 13, 2024, 2:59 PM UTC

foldr wrote: post #2

So, instead of giving everyone money that they can spend as they see fit – including on OpenAI if it's useful to them – we give all the money directly to Sam Altman. Excuse my cynicism, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a more charitable interpretation of what's going on here.

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