- Top economist Nouriel Roubini warns AI and robots could replace large swaths of the workforce in the next 20–25 years, so fixes like raising the retirement age won’t be enough—he says universal basic income is needed.
- He predicts an AI-driven economic boom (GDP possibly rising to ~10% by 2050) and argues governments should tax or take stakes in “winners” to redistribute gains.
- Roubini calls this outlook optimistic—machines doing most work could make employment optional, echoing views like Elon Musk’s and sparking questions about how people would spend their time.
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