Category: UBI

  • the Physical Culture Podcast is LIVE! Listen Now to e001!

    the Physical Culture Podcast is LIVE! Listen Now to e001!

    We are delighted to announce the inaugural episode of our new podcast: the Physical Culture Podcast. Our first episode explores a wide range of topics from physical health to the purpose of life to what a future with UBI might look like for our civilization, with hosts Gregory Roberts and Abram Hodgens. Listen now to…

  • The Astonishing Age of Abundance : Quantum Compute, Fusion Energy, and UBI 2035

    The Astonishing Age of Abundance : Quantum Compute, Fusion Energy, and UBI 2035

    Welcome to 2024, Humans. The aim of this post is to set the stage for Human + AI + UBI optimism going into the new year. There may indeed be an AI Tsunami that radically shakes up human culture, politics, and economies… but that event (theoretically) ushers in the coming Age of Abundance. Whether this…

  • the Hollywood AI Writers Strike: a wild test flight for UBI v0.1

    the Hollywood AI Writers Strike: a wild test flight for UBI v0.1

    Hollywood AI. This odd portmanteau means many things to many people. Who thought it would, however, actually be the tipping point that pushed us materially towards a UBI (universal basic income) future? It all began with a simple Writers Strike. One of many issues on the agenda was “Hollywood AI Writers vs. Humans.” Astonishingly, the…

  • OpenAI: The 800 pound gorilla

    OpenAI: The 800 pound gorilla

    OpenAI, under Sam Altman’s leadership, is responsible for the creation and upgrading of: a) ChatGPT, which is, to date, the most viral software ever, having achieved 1,000,000 (one million) registered users in the space of 5 days (and now, 100 million users in the space of 60 days), and has been the darling of the…