San Francisco lawmakers are considering a "robot tax" to help protect jobs against automation. Although fully autonomous digital workers are still some way off, leaders are beginning to think seriously about the potential for mass unemployment.
The idea of taxing robots has previously been pushed forward by tech visionaries including Microsoft founder Bill Gates. This week, San Francisco lawmaker Jane Kim broached the subject too, pointing out that robots could have to pay taxes as a substitute for human income tax and to prevent unprecedented unemployment. In an interview with WIRED , Kim said she was inspired to act after […]
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