Musk says AI era brings 'Universal High Income', not UBI — 'everyone lives like a multi-millionaire'
rand_longevity · x · 2026-10-20
Elon Musk corrected a UBI reference by insisting the future is 'Universal High Income' rather than basic income, claiming 'everyone is gonna live the life of a multi-millionaire.' randlongevity amplified the remark. No mechanism or data was offered — it's a signature big-picture claim about AI-era economic distribution.
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