Inside the Movement: UBI Leaders Converge in DC for The BIG Conference | The Basic Income Show 18

Episode 18 of The Basic Income Show!What happened at this years Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Conference? Let's talk about Zohran Mamdani and his Guaranteed Basic Income Bill.Chapters:00:00 Welcome to The Basic Income Show00:25 The BIG Conference08:17 Union of Basic Income Participants22:29 Newark New Jersey GBI Program Results27:14 Comingle Update28:54 Neurodivergence and UBI35:51 Zohran Mamdani has co-sponsored a GBI bill40:51 Canada's New Basic Income Bill S-20654:33 Georgia's In Her Hands GBI Program News59:43 Ireland's Basic Income for Artists Program Extended1:02:46 Vinod Khosla on AI and UBI1:07:24 New NSF Study About AI and UBI1:15:08 Demis Hassabis on AI and UBI1:19:16 Phonely's New Call Center AI1:26:36 ElevenLabs' New V3 Audio AI1:32:10 Trump's AI Czar David Sacks on AI and UBI1:33:00 Economist Ann Pettifor on UBI1:38:36 Basic Income for Climate Activists in Tuvalu1:46:26 Concluding RemarksSummary:In this conversation, Scott Santens and Conrad Shaw discuss the latest developments in the Basic Income movement, including the recent BIG conference in DC, community engagement, and the establishment of the Union of Basic Income Participants. They explore the importance of mutual aid, the impact of AI on employment, and legislative updates regarding Basic Income. The discussion also addresses critiques of Basic Income and highlights global perspectives on its implementation, emphasizing the need for economic empowerment and collective action.AI Job Disruption Calculator:https://fundforhumanity.org/national-science-foundation-ai-worker-impact-report/Vinod Khosla video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JZg0SuJozoKim Pate video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNFaXV1zeWc&t=443s See my ongoing compilation of UBI evidence on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/scottsantens.com/post/3lckzcleo7s24See my ongoing compilation of UBI evidence on X: https://x.com/scottsantens/status/1766213155967955332For more info about UBI, please refer to my UBI FAQ: http://scottsantens.com/basic-income-faqDonate to the Income To Support All Foundation to support UBI projects:https://www.itsafoundation.orgSubscribe to the ITSA Newsletter for monthly UBI news:https://itsanewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribeVisit Basic Income Today for daily UBI news:https://basicincometoday.comSign up for the Comingle waitlist for voluntary UBI:https://www.comingle.usFollow Scott:https://linktr.ee/scottsantensFollow Conrad:https://bsky.app/profile/theubiguy.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/conradshaw/Follow Josh:https://bsky.app/profile/misterjworth.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/joshworth/Special thanks to: Gisele Huff, Haroon Mokhtarzada, Steven Grimm, Judith Bliss, Lowell Aronoff, Jessica Chew, Katie Moussouris, David Ruark, Tricia Garrett, A.W.R., Daryl Smith, Larry Cohen, John Steinberger, Philip Rosedale, Liya Brook, Frederick Weber, Laurel gillespie, Dylan Hirsch-Shell, Tom Cooper, Robert Collins, Joanna Zarach, Mgmguy, Daragh Ward, Albert Wenger, Andrew Yang, Peter T Knight, Michael Finney, David Ihnen, Steve Roth, Miki Phagan, Walter Schaerer, Elizabeth Corker, Albert, Daniel Brockman, Natalie Foster, Joe Ballou, Arjun, Justin Dart, Felix Ling, S, Jocelyn Hockings, Mark Donovan, Jason Clark, Chuck Cordes, Mark Broadgate, Leslie Kausch, Braden Ferrin, Juro Antal, Austin, Deanna McHugh, Stephen Castro-Starkey, and all my other patrons for their support.If you'd like to see your name here in future video descriptions, you can do so by becoming a patron on Patreon at the UBI Producer level or above.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scottsantens/membership

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