Explore why making Universal Basic Income conditional on crime rates is a flawed policy, risking statistical manipulation, collective punishment, and failure to address root causes of crime.
Explore why universal basic income (UBI) may not end criticism of AI, delving into issues of human purpose, UBI's practical challenges, and deeper societal transformations.
An analysis of why the Commodore 64's immediate boot to a BASIC prompt, often seen as a blank slate, was a powerful feature that encouraged a generation to code, supported by a rich ecosystem of manuals and magazines.
A collaborative online search to identify a mysterious illustrator from an 80s book leads to a nostalgic rediscovery of the classic 'BASIC Computer Games' and the artist George Beker.
Exploring diverse fallback job ideas and societal considerations as AI potentially reshapes traditional careers, from skilled trades and human-centric services to entrepreneurship and calls for systemic economic changes.