Bill Gates Suggests Reserving Up to 40% of Jobs for Humans, Sparking Debate
VraserX · x · 2026-08-31
Bill Gates floated legally reserving up to 40% of existing jobs for humans. The idea is triggering fights for obvious reasons: if a machine can do a job better and cheaper, should we legally preserve human work anyway? The author is unconvinced and skeptical of artificially protecting inefficient labor.
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