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This program trains refugees in vital tech skills they can use for remote jobs anywhere

This program trains refugees in vital tech skills they can use for remote jobs anywhere

[Photo: Automation Anywhere] Around the world, there are more than 100 million refugees who were forced to flee their homes because of violence, persecution, climate change, and more. Being displaced comes with a slew of challenges, of course, like finding work—made even more difficult by a language barrier or a mismatch in employment skills.

Japan, for example, has accepted thousands of refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan, but they may not easily assimilate into the culture or master the language quickly enough to get a job. Still, refugees need to support their families, want the dignity of work, and don’t want […]

Uber or UBI: Will Universal Basic Income Give Tech-Displaced Workers a Lift?

Uber or UBI: Will Universal Basic Income Give Tech-Displaced Workers a Lift?

Robot demonstration for a universal basic income (UBI) in Zurich, Switzerland, April 30, 2016. Photo credit: The futures of tech and UBI are intertwined.

I recently had issues with my hybrid randomly shutting down. The third time this happened, I ended up taking a ride with an Uber driver. It turned out he was extremely conservative, and it was a long ride, so I decided to stay away from politically supercharged topics.

I asked him what he thought about Uber’s plan for driverless cars (which go back as far as 2016, if not earlier) and he said that he was […]

South Africa: Universal Basic Income Grant – What Should a Payment System Look Like?

South Africa: Universal Basic Income Grant - What Should a Payment System Look Like?

South Africa can learn from Brazil

What should an effective social grant payment system look like?

In the first two instalments of this series, we examined the weakening of the social grants payment system in South Africa and how private companies are entering the space looking to profit from access to a still largely untapped market.Access to online platforms for grant application and payments can reduce the time and money recipients spend applying for and accessing their grants and make it safer to do so. Many grant recipients have keenly taken up the chance to use new digital channels to […]

SASSA: South Africa’s flawed income grant system and why Brazil’s is better

SASSA: South Africa’s flawed income grant system and why Brazil’s is better

Favelas – Brazil’s working-class neighbourhoods often located on the outskirts of cities. Image: Pixabay South Africa has a weakening social grants payment system and private companies are entering the space looking to profit from South Africa Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries.

The country could greatly improve its Universal Basic Income Grant system by taking lessons from countries like Brazil, writes GroundUp . Challenges recipients face with SA’s income grant payment system

Access to digital platforms for grant applications and payments in South Africa can save recipients time and money, and improve overall safety. Many use these channels, especially when these are […]

‘Universal Basic Guys’ Scores Early Season 2 Renewal; Fox Drops Teaser

‘Universal Basic Guys’ Scores Early Season 2 Renewal; Fox Drops Teaser

Ahead of Fox’s premiere of the animated series Universal Basic Guys , the network has given the comedy an early Season 2 renewal. Season 1 is set to premiere in the 2024-25 season.

From creators Adam and Craig Malamut, Universal Basic Guys follows brothers, Mark and Hank Hoagies, who lose their jobs to automation and are given $3k a month in a new basic income program. Now, they’re using their free time and free money to find purpose in a world where they’re no longer needed.

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

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has long supported the idea of a universal basic income.

Many in AI think a universal basic income could help mitigate the impacts of the tech on workers.

Altman floated a new kind of basic income last week that he calls "universal basic compute." OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has an interesting new idea to help those struggling financially.He calls it "universal basic compute.""Everybody gets like a slice of GPT-7’s compute," he said on the "All-In" podcast . "They can use it, they can resell it, they can donate it to somebody to […]

Video: All-New Series Trailers from FOX Entertainment’s Upfront ’24

Get your first look at "Rescue: HI-Surf," "Murder in a Small Town," "Doc" and more! [via press release from FOX] RESCUE: HI-SURF

From prolific, award-winning executive producer/director John Wells (Shameless, The West Wing, ER) and executive producer/writer Matt Kester (Animal Kingdom, Outsiders), pulse-pounding Hawaii lifeguard drama Rescue: HI-Surf follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu – the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world. Coming Fall 2024 to FOX MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN Based on the Edgar Award-winning book series, Murder […]

FOX Renews ‘Universal Basic Guys’ Prior to Season 1 Debut

FOX Renews ‘Universal Basic Guys’ Prior to Season 1 Debut

FOX Entertainment has just announced a Season 2 renewal for its upcoming animated comedy, Universal Basic Guys , from creators Adam and Craig Malamut ( Sports Friends , Game of Zones , The Champions ). The announcement was made today by Michael Thorn, President of Scripted Programming, FOX Entertainment. The renewal comes in advance of the series’ highly anticipated premiere in the network’s 2024-25 season.

Universal Basic Guys centers on two brothers, Mark and Hank Hoagies, who lose their jobs to automation but are then given $3,000 a month in a new basic income program. Now, they’re using their […]

What you really mean when you claim to support “UBI for job automation”

What you really mean when you claim to support “UBI for job automation”

Author’s Note: Though I’m currently a governance researcher at Convergence Analysis , this post is unaffiliated with Convergence. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

You’ve seen it a dozen times at this point. You’re probably broadly aligned philosophically, but haven’t thought terribly deeply about the details. You generally support Andrew Yang’s $12k / year “ Freedom Dividend ” as “moving in the right direction”, even if it’s economically flawed .

The argument goes roughly like this: “All of our jobs are about to be automated away with AI technology and robotics! We’ll end up soon in a post-work society […]

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Has A New Idea For A Universal Basic Income

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Has A New Idea For A Universal Basic Income

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has an interesting new idea to help those struggling financially. He calls it “universal basic compute.”

“Everybody gets like a slice of GPT-7’s compute,” he said on the “All-In” podcast. “They can use it, they can resell it, they can donate it to somebody to use for cancer research.”

The idea is that as AI becomes more advanced and embedded into more facets of our lives, owning a unit of a large language model like GPT-7 could be more valuable than money. “You own, like, part of the productivity,” he said.Altman has long supported a universal basic […]