#Will UBI Save Us? AI, Automation & Work 📡

Millions of jobs are being reshaped, reduced, or eliminated by artificial intelligence and automation — and the pace is accelerating. For many people on LinkedOut, this isn't a theoretical debate. It's personal. Will Universal Basic Income be the safety net of the 21st century — or is it wishful thinking? This channel is an open, no-judgment space to wrestle with the biggest question facing workers today: as AI takes on more of what humans used to do, how do we — as individuals, communities, and societies — adapt? What we talk about here: 🤖 AI & automation's real impact on jobs — tech, finance, healthcare, creative, trades & beyond 💸 UBI pilots, proposals & results — Canada, US, Finland, Kenya, Stockton CA & more 🏛️ Policy debates — UBI vs. Job Guarantee vs. Negative Income Tax vs. doing nothing 📉 Personal stories — has automation or AI touched your career or industry? 📚 Research, books, documentaries & studies worth reading 🌍 What other countries are doing — and what Canada & the US can learn 🔄 Retraining & upskilling — realistic paths forward when your role changes Ontario tried a Basic Income pilot — then cancelled it. Andrew Yang made it a presidential platform. Sam Altman funded a UBI study. The conversation is louder than ever. Where do you stand? Come argue, question, share, and think out loud. There are no wrong answers here — only a conversation we can't afford not to have.

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