Artificial intelligence
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10 hours agoOpenAI calls for a four-day workweek - and a 'robot tax'
OpenAI proposes a public wealth fund and tax reforms to address economic impacts of rapid AI development.
It can't be seen or touched, but it's shaking up markets and attracting investment. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the object of desire for Big Tech, which is pouring astronomical sums into its development, fueled by record profits. The other side of this frenzy is workforce reductions, with automation as the backdrop, announced by multinationals like Amazon, Meta, and UPS, which, incidentally, threaten to extend
"The agricultural revolution unfolded over thousands of years. The industrial revolution took more than a century," the report reads. "Artificial labor could reshape the economy in less than a decade."