AI is not limited to special scenes. Sales of smart speakers for home use started in Japan last year. Research into autonomous driving of automobiles is progressing around the world, and practical use is approaching.
In fact, many people have come to realize the convenience of AI through deep learning. The various services provided by have improved dramatically over the past few years through deep learning. For example, many people may feel that services such as “Search using natural words”, “Translation of foreign languages”, and “Speech recognition” have improved.
In each case, basically, routine work and manual work are to be replaced. In addition, analysis of big data has made it possible to routineize tasks that were once considered non-routine. For example, some believe that even professional professions such as bank finance officers and lawyers who make informed decisions can be replaced.
Basic income is a system in which the government provides a uniform cash payment regardless of age, gender, etc., in order to guarantee the lives of the people at a minimum. However, with the current mechanism, only managers and companies that own AI and robots achieve high productivity and earn wealth with a small labor force, while some jobs are replaced by AI and robots. , More people will lose their jobs, and consequently the inequality will increase.
Technological progress must be promoted without fear and without hindrance, but it is necessary to create a system that allows everyone to enjoy the benefits. One proposal is the idea of "robot tax."
If a company replaces existing jobs with AI or robots and earns income, it pays taxes accordingly. Discussions have begun in Europe and the United States, as proposed by the European Parliament, with support from Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates.
By returning tax revenues obtained through the use of robots to the public, the introduction of the "Basic Income" system becomes practical. However, there is debate over how to define robots, and there is a concern that if a tax is introduced only in a particular country, companies in that country may lose their competitiveness compared to other countries. We need to make promises that countries will introduce at the same time.
At the time of the Industrial Revolution, there was the idea that "in the future, machines will replace all types of work and all people can live like nobles." Certainly, the lives of developed countries have become much more convenient and enriched, but labor has not disappeared.
Now, with the evolution of AI and robots, everyone wants to realize a noble life. To do this, we need to create a system that everyone can benefit from. As a result, for example, if systems such as basic income become widespread, lifestyles and life itself will be greatly changed, for example, humans will have more time to live and challenge the jobs they want to do.