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Bill Gates proposes 'human reserved' jobs and AI token tax in essay

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Bill Gates published a 6,000-word essay warning the AI era will be turbulent, proposing 'human reserved' jobs, a robot tax, and taxing AI tokens to protect average people.

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Timeline · 4 reports

  1. 2026-08-27 20:36 · r/artificial
    Bill Gates Warns Rise Of AI Will Be One Of The 'Most Turbulent Times In Human History' In Alarming New Essay
  2. 2026-08-26 14:37 · TechCrunch AI
    Bill Gates wants to see a robot tax and Human Reserved' jobs to mitigate harms from AI
  3. 2026-08-26 11:34 · Tom's Hardware
    Bill Gates calls for some jobs to be ‘Human Reserved,’ suggests taxing AI tokens and robots — billionaire says that ‘AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history’
  4. 2026-08-26 11:33 · r/singularity
    Bill Gates calls for ‘human reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover

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