Is universal basic income the solution to increasing automation and AI?

Advancing AI and automation threaten to displace millions of jobs, with Goldman Sachs estimating 300 million full-time equivalents at risk globally and McKinsey projecting 30% of US jobs automated by 2030. Proponents like Elon Musk and Sam Altman advocate universal basic income as a way to support people in a post-work economy funded by taxing AI-driven productivity. Critics warn it could erode human purpose, drive inflation, and prove fiscally unsustainable without massive revenue gains.