Should the government tax companies that replace human employees with AI or robots?
As Artificial Intelligence gets smarter, economists are debating "technological unemployment"—the fear that machines will permanently take more jobs than they create. Proponents, including Bill Gates, argue a "robot tax" could slow the disruption and fund retraining programs. Opponents call this a "Luddite" tax that punishes efficiency, arguing that cheaper goods and higher productivity are the only way to grow the economy and pay for an aging population.
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