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Elon Musk says universal high income needed to address jobs lost to AI

Elon Musk proposed government-paid universal high income as a way to address unemployment caused by artificial intelligence, Business Insider reported. He described it as more generous than basic income, providing enough for a prosperous life beyond basic expenses. Musk also said AI and robotics would create far more goods and services than growth in the money supply, so there would be no inflation. Analysts and academics offered differing views on job losses, wages and retraining.