In 2024, Brazil celebrated the 20th anniversary of the BFP - one of the world’s largest conditional cash transfer initiatives. BFP has prevented more than 8.2 million hospitalisations and 713,083 deaths in Brazil between 2004 and 2019.
The computer scientist regarded as the “godfather of artificial intelligence” says the government will have to establish a universal basic income to deal with the impact of AI on inequality.
The study collected data on payments to more than a quarter of a million households in 7,468 villages in forested areas and compared this with nearby deforestation. They found the payments reduced deforestation by 30%.
Pope Francis suggests countries should consider a universal basic wage to help combat the economic disruption caused by COVID-19.
This brutal challenge to our existing systems may open new windows of opportunity for long-awaited change. Here’s a list of 16 positive changes to the collective mindset this era of emergency may bring.
The Anthropocene appears to be an epoch of destruction and extinction. But two simple ideas - the Universal Basic Income and Half Planet - could finally transform human society into a sustainable and pleasant place.
Stockton, US is starting a trial program known as Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) to test how basic income may impact city residents and the local economy.
Scotland takes a big step toward exploring universal basic income.
A US charity launched this week a 12-year-long experiment in Kenya involving 6,000 people and $30 million to test the potential success of basic income.
Richard Branson has backed the introduction of a universal basic income and said it is crucial to tackling the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Braanson said it could help protect people whose jobs will be lost as a result of new technology.
Richard Branson said universal basic income might be a valid method of dealing with the advent of technology reducing the overall number of jobs for workers.
What We're Learning From a Big Universal Basic Income Experiment
As more and more positions become automated by software or robots, Musk says, world governments will eventually have to step up: “There is a pretty good chance we end up with a universal basic income
