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He emphasizes that public and governmental action now can prevent disastrous outcomes, including societal unrest akin to riots or large-scale protests, by gradually implementing a transparent and adaptive robot tax.
Potential Objections and Challenges
A rigorous critique acknowledges several obstacles:
Government overreach: Resistance from ideologies favoring minimal state intervention.
Implementation difficulty: Measuring AI's precise economic impact and deciding fair taxation levels.
Market distortions: Risk of creating perverse incentives, such as encouraging fakery or manipulation.
Fairness concerns: Distributing benefits fairly, especially for high earners or white-collar workers displaced by AI.