October 2nd. According to The Inside of Business, yesterday (1 day), Microsoft Joint Founder, billionaire philanthropistBill GatesCONSIDERS THAT IF AI TAKES THE PLACE OF HUMAN WORK ON A LARGE SCALE, IT CAN BE DONE BYrobotTAXES ARE LEVIED TO KEEP INCOME SECURITY FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. EVEN IF AI CROWDS PEOPLE OUT OF THE JOB MARKET, SOCIETY HAS THE “RIGHT” TO DECIDE HOW TO PROTECT WORKERS. “IT IS POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY A WORK UNIT, WHETHER THE WORK IS DONE BY HUMANS OR ROBOTS, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME FEDERAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION TAX AS HUMAN WORKERS.”
The United States federal insurance contribution tax is proportionally levied from the worker's salary for the purpose ofSocial security and health insuranceIn the case of projects, the employer also pays the equivalent amount. According to Gates, if robots replace human jobs, similar taxes are levied on robots that can provide economic security for the population and sustain government revenue sources。
GATES HAS WARNED MANY TIMES BEFORE THAT AI AND ROBOTICS COULD HIT WHITE-COLLAR POSITIONS. IN A LONG POST HE PUBLISHED IN AUGUST THIS YEAR, HE STATED THAT THE IMPACT ON OFFICE POSITIONS WAS “LIGHT” AND THAT BLUE-COLLAR POSTS WERE LIKELY TO BE “PROMPT” AS WELL。
GATES BELIEVES THAT THE CURRENT RATE OF DEVELOPMENT OF REAL ROBOTS LAGS BEHIND THE AI SYSTEM, BUT PEOPLEUnderestimating the speed at which human robots catch upI don't know. Taxes on AI Token could slightly slow down the replacement of human labour with AI while raising funds for vocational retraining and strengthening social safety nets。
According to 1AI, as early as 2017, Gates had introduced a robotic tax in an interview with Quartz CEO Kevin Delaney. Almost 10 years later, the idea had not left his vision. “I remain very supportive of this approach. Although the robotic tax cannot solve the threat posed by AI, it should becomePart of a reasonable response. "