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Furthermore, he suggests incentivizing companies to automate responsibly—rewarding those that increase output with fewer employees, thus transitioning toward a post-labor economy.
Building a Case for the Robot Tax
Shapiro’s core argument centers on several facts:
AI's inevitability: It cannot be stopped, and society must adapt.
Economic decoupling: The fundamental shift will be to decouple economic growth from human labor.
Security and competitiveness: Embracing AI boosts industrial capacity, innovation, and national security, especially as global powers race to dominate AI research.
Social stability: Without intervention, rising unemployment, hunger, and unrest threaten societal stability.