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Reclaiming UBI in the AI Age w/ Joe Williams
Today's episode does double duty as an interview and an announcement. Joe Williams, host of the new Kairos.fm show "Beyond the Paycheck: Reclaiming the Case for UBI in the Age of AI," joins Jacob to talk about his background as a freelance translator and how AI quietly dismantled his livelihood in 2025. From there the conversation expands into whether this moment is really different from past waves of automation, who exactly makes up the tech billionaire class, and why you should probably raise an eyebrow when someone like Elon Musk says he supports UBI. Go check out Reclaiming UBI!
Chapters
- (00:00) - Intro
Critical Links
Below are the most important links for this episode. For more, visit the episode page on Kairos.fm.
- NEW KAIROS.FM PODCAST - Reclaiming UBI: Work and Values in the Age of AI
- Josh Steimle blog post - Will AI Destroy Jobs? 500 Years of Predictions Say No
- Smithsonian Magazine article - What the Luddites Really Fought Against
- ITIF report - Oops: The Predicted 47 Percent of Job Loss From AI Didn't Happen
- Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence journal article - AI, Universal Basic Income, and Power: Symbolic Violence in the Tech Elite's Narrative
- Time article - What to Know About Worldcoin and the Controversy Around It
- Wikipedia page - World (blockchain)
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By Jacob HaimesToday's episode does double duty as an interview and an announcement. Joe Williams, host of the new Kairos.fm show "Beyond the Paycheck: Reclaiming the Case for UBI in the Age of AI," joins Jacob to talk about his background as a freelance translator and how AI quietly dismantled his livelihood in 2025. From there the conversation expands into whether this moment is really different from past waves of automation, who exactly makes up the tech billionaire class, and why you should probably raise an eyebrow when someone like Elon Musk says he supports UBI. Go check out Reclaiming UBI!
Chapters
- (00:00) - Intro
Critical Links
Below are the most important links for this episode. For more, visit the episode page on Kairos.fm.
- NEW KAIROS.FM PODCAST - Reclaiming UBI: Work and Values in the Age of AI
- Josh Steimle blog post - Will AI Destroy Jobs? 500 Years of Predictions Say No
- Smithsonian Magazine article - What the Luddites Really Fought Against
- ITIF report - Oops: The Predicted 47 Percent of Job Loss From AI Didn't Happen
- Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence journal article - AI, Universal Basic Income, and Power: Symbolic Violence in the Tech Elite's Narrative
- Time article - What to Know About Worldcoin and the Controversy Around It
- Wikipedia page - World (blockchain)