Most basic income pilot programs have provided recipients between $500 and $1,500 per month. Universal basic income (UBI) refers to an unconditional monthly government stipend for the entire population, distinct from targeted guaranteed-income programs. Some tech leaders and researchers argue that AI-driven economic growth and labor disruption could make much larger UBI levels feasible. A proposed $10,000 monthly UBI is presented as a more generous experiment that could reveal substantial economic and social effects compared with current smaller pilots. Concerns about near-term AI disruption to labor markets have motivated high-profile support and research into basic income approaches.
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So far, most of these experiments have offered cash payments between $500 and $1,500 a month.
I think that a significantly more generous UBI experiment than has been tried so far (say, $10k/month vs. $1k/month) would show big effects," he wrote.
$1k/month is relevant to what's feasible policy-wise today," Brundage said.
$10k/month is relevant to what will be feasible policy-wise in a few years with AI-enabled growth.
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