Universal basic income as a new social contract for the age of AI

Almeida, Teresa ORCID: 0009-0005-2444-3871 and Ponce Bertello, Gisella (2025) Universal basic income as a new social contract for the age of AI. LSE Business Review (29 Apr 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

As AI and automation displace jobs, a new social contract is needed to make sure technological progress and human welfare advance together, not at each other’s expense. Universal basic income represents a promising avenue. Gisella Ponce Bertello and Teresa Almeida analyse the history of UBI and write that its successful implementation depends on sustainable funding, investment in education and attention to social and psychological aspects, not only economic and labour market outcomes.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Authors
Divisions:	Management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2025 10:54
Last Modified:	03 Jun 2025 10:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128239

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