The Automation Argument
One of the strongest cases for UBI comes from the looming disruption of automation. As AI and robotics reshape industries, millions of jobs—especially low-wage and repetitive ones—are at risk. Andrew Yang and other UBI advocates argue that society needs a way to cushion the blow and ensure people can adapt, retrain, or simply survive. If machines do more of the work, shouldn’t humans still share in the prosperity? UBI could be a dividend for living in a productive, automated economy. Whether that’s realistic or naive depends on who you ask—but the disruption is real.










