Economist:Andrew Yang

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Andrew Yang

Biography

American entrepreneur, author, and political figure. Leading advocate for Universal Basic Income in response to automation.

School of Thought

Technology Policy

Notable Quotes

On Universal Basic Income and AI

"We're in the third inning of the greatest economic transformation in human history."[1]

On Universal Basic Income and AI

"Universal Basic Income is capitalism where income doesn't start at zero."[2]



References

  1. ↑ Andrew Yang, The War on Normal People (2018), p. 5, Hachette Books
  2. ↑ Andrew Yang, Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy (2021), p. 187, Crown

Additional Notable Quotes

On Labor Market Disruption from Automation

"The robots are already here - they're just wearing white collars."[1]

On Economic Measurement in Digital Economy

"GDP is a terrible measurement of national well-being."[2]

On Creative Destruction in AI Era

"We're in the fourth inning of the greatest economic transformation in history, and we're pretending it's not happening."[3]

  1. ↑ Andrew Yang, CNN Town Hall (2019), April 14, 2019
  2. ↑ Andrew Yang, Democratic Primary Debate (2019), October 15, 2019
  3. ↑ Andrew Yang, Freakonomics Podcast (2019), July 31, 2019
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