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Briefing
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- Robot Tax – Microsoft founder Bill Gates proposes passing robot tax on companies that use robots, just as income tax is levied on people
- Slowed Automation Rate – Believes robot tax will slow speed of automation, and compensate for net loss attributed to technology unemployment
- Fund Other Jobs – Says tax can be used to redirect job creation to where there is demand and humans are well-suited for, such as taking care of elderly or working with children with special needs
- Government-Run Effort – Argues governments should lead programs, rather than businesses, to solve inequity problem
- Rejected EU Legislation – EU lawmakers evaluated applying robot tax on owners to fund training for workers who will lose their jobs to automation, but decided against it in February 2016
- Predicted Job Automation – Cites warehouse work, driving and room cleanup as some of jobs that will be automated over next 20 years
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Education, Healthcare/Health Sciences, Information Technology
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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February 17, 2017
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