• czech@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Sam Altman’s basic-income study showed recipients valued work more after getting monthly payments.

    The finding challenges arguments against such programs that say a basic income discourages work.

    Participants got $1,000 a month for three years, making it one of the largest studies of its kind.

    New findings from OpenAI CEO Sam

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      2 months ago

      It’s almost as if, when people aren’t taken in shitty jobs or of necessity and constantly worrying about survival, they can find work they actually enjoy doing, without worrying as much about the compensation.