Why Everyone Needs Free Money

About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of universal basic income as a response to the job threat posed by AI in Ireland.

More than 60 per cent of Irish jobs are in positions highly exposed to the threat from AI. So what do we do in the face of this threat? Give everyone free money. On Free State today we look at universal basic income and how it could transform lives. How does it work and why would it be profound? And why does the opposition to this sound like the opposition to every other great transformations in society?   On Free State today we explain why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe Brolly, Dion Fanning

Topics covered

• universal basic income
• AI job threat
• economic transformation
• social change
• opposition to change

Keywords

• free money
• universal basic income
• AI
• job security
• economic policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Free State, Acast

Places: Ireland

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