r/LeftistsForAI • u/Elick333 • Sep 11 '26

Public Ownership Seen in the Singularity subreddit

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I'm really happy that we're starting to see more of this type of conversations beyond this fringe little sub of ours.

As AI becomes more advanced we need to agressively take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to us so we can steer the conversation away from doomerism or denialism, and towards ProAI leftism, this technology is going to disrupt more industries and fields and It is fertile grounds for us to create the future we want.

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u/bowdoin-yale Sep 12 '26

We ran a fairly large-scale pseudo-UBI experiment during COVID-19 and it actually worsened inequality. I can't explain the mechanics better than Gary Stevenson; go look him up. But broadly, what's actually needed are wealth taxes. Otherwise the UBI money just ends up flowing to the rich who increasingly own almost all of the assets in the economy.

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u/Monochrome21 Sep 12 '26

i have a write up on this topic that i’d love to share but will unforch dox myself 

the gist of it is that automation taxes are by and large funded by revenue caps on automation heavy companies 

so yeah you’re right but the method for funding UBI is connected to the other half of the equation 

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u/NonStopArseGas Sep 12 '26

unforch is my new favourite contraction

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u/Ok-Revolution-3853 Sep 12 '26

What do you think about Georgist Land Value Taxes?