Robots & Artificial IntelligenceElon Musk’s proposal of ‘universal high income’ to combat AI job losses baffles economists: ‘So wrong on this’ Posted on April 27, 2026 by Administrator Elon Musk turned heads Friday when he suggested that the federal government paying citizens a “universal high income” is the best way to combat AI-related job losses. “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI,” Musk said in a post on his own X platform shortly after midnight Friday morning.
