The European Parliament’s plenary session voted today (16 February) against a universal basic income to compensate for the impact of robots on the labour market.
By a broad majority, the Parliament adopted a non-legally binding report with recommendations to the European Commission on rules on robotics.
Arguably, the report represents the first effort by legislators worldwide to prepare the regulatory ground for the emerging sector of artificial intelligence and advanced robotics.Despite the fact that most groups supported the recommendations, the plenary rejected the most controversial proposals.These were the recommendations for setting up a universal basic income, a robot tax and allowing […]
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