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Bill Gates Proposes “Robot Tax” and Protected Jobs to Address AI’s Labor Impact
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Bill Gates has proposed a "robot tax" and designated "Human Reserved" jobs to address AI's economic disruption. Writing on Gates Notes, he argued that taxing automation could slow workforce displacement and fund retraining programs, since current policy incentivizes replacing workers by taxing payroll but not machines. He also suggested protecting certain roles from AI, either due to large-scale displacement risks or moral considerations, such as delivering terminal diagnoses.