Bill Gates pushes for a 'robot tax' as AI-driven automation accelerates
markjeffrey · x · 2026-10-03
According to GeneralMCNews, Bill Gates is pushing for a 'robot tax' as AI-driven automation accelerates. The poster reacted sarcastically, commenting that Gates 'sits around thinking of new ways to inflict damage on us.' The robot tax has long been a contested idea in debates over AI's impact on jobs.
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