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A guaranteed basic income program helped a millennial afford a crib for her newborn when her income dipped during maternity leave

August 10, 2024

Business Insider Tatiana Lopez’s newborn, Matteo, curled up in her arms. His tiny fingers clung to her T-shirt as she stood in her Flint, Michigan

AI could lead to massive job losses. Is basic income a possible answer?

August 10, 2024

Euro News Last week, the research arm of the world’s most well-known artificial intelligence (AI) company released a large study on universal basic income. OpenResearch,

How AI might accelerate the onset of a universal basic income

July 30, 2024

Big Issue The core argument remains static. Universal basic income is never completely universal, it’s far from simple and, at present, it doesn’t really offer sustained or

The director of Sam Altman’s basic-income study says one of the most interesting results was an increased interest in starting a business

July 30, 2024

Business Insider What happens when you give people $1,000 a month? They may start thinking about launching a business. Earlier this month, the nonprofit OpenResearch

Universal basic income ‘benefits mental health and budgeting’

July 24, 2024

Personnel Today A research project into universal basic income (UBI)backed by ChatGPT creator Sam Altman has found that recipients spend more on themselves and others, while also

Huronia Transition Homes gets funding for basic income guarantee program

July 24, 2024

Midland Today A new project will use the lived experiences of local women who have survived violence to create a basic income guarantee (BIG) program.

Here’s What Happens When You Give People Free Money

July 24, 2024

Wired OPENAI CEO SAM Altman’s decade-in-the-making effort to understand how handing out free money affects recipients and the broader economy delivered its first big results Monday. OpenResearch found

Artists in New York got $1,000 monthly through a basic income program. One participant used the money to pay bills and afford healthcare

July 15, 2024

Yahoo Finance Creatives Rebuild New York gave 2,400 artists $1,000 monthly for 18 months in a basic income program. The program aimed to help New

Chicago suburb to expand eligibility of guaranteed income program: ‘We all need help’

July 15, 2024

Fox News The Evanston, Illinois, city council on Monday expanded eligibility of its guaranteed basic income program that it previously touted as a model that other municipalities