Subvolts take AI's political and economic disruption, including UBI, is discussed with Andrew Yang. Mar 7, 2026 - Business
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Features a prominent political figure discussing AI's societal impact, including UBI and election integrity.
Andrew Yang: UBI Before UHI, Solving Job Loss, and the Future of Work | #236
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Peter Diamandis hosts Andrew Yang on Moonshots to discuss AI's impact on politics and work. They explore deepfakes in elections, the rise of Universal Basic Income (UBI) due to job displacement, and potential democratic reforms. Yang, founder of the Forward Party and Humanity Forward, shares insights on navigating AI's societal shifts and rebooting democracy.
This podcast episode talks about how artificial intelligence could change elections with fake videos and cause people to lose jobs. It explores ideas like giving everyone a basic income to help with these changes. It's for anyone curious about AI's impact on society.
This episode is for anyone concerned about AI's societal and political ramifications. Listeners will learn how AI might reshape elections and the economy, leading to discussions on UBI. It connects to frontier labs by examining the real-world consequences of advanced AI, such as deepfakes and job automation, which are areas of active development and concern for companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta.
- HostPeter Diamandis
- GuestAndrew Yang
- Episode Title: Andrew Yang: UBI Before UHI, Solving Job Loss, and the Future of Work | #236
- Show: Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
- Length: 102 minutes
- Guest: Andrew Yang
- Guest Organizations: Forward Party, Humanity Forward NGO, Noble Mobile
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The Moonshots hosts join Andrew Yang to unpack AI's explosive collision with politics - deepfakes weaponizing elections, UBI surging as job-killer abundance hits, and radical fixes like open voting for anyone from Cuban to Robbins - while plotting democracy's entrepreneurial reboot.
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Questions people ask
- What political issues will AI impact?
- AI can impact elections through deepfakes and weaponize political discourse. The episode also discusses a potential reboot for democracy.
- What is UBI and why is it relevant to AI?
- UBI, or Universal Basic Income, is discussed as a response to job loss caused by AI's increasing capabilities and abundance.
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