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Elon Musk has endorsed 'Universal High Income' (UHI), a more generous form of Universal Basic Income (UBI), to replace work entirely, not just supplement it, in response to AI-driven job displacement. Economists have pushed back, arguing that UHI is inflationary and would lead to increased competition for resources. Musk's proposal has sparked a debate on the social safety net implications of accelerating automation.

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