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Coming up, they say two things in life are certain death and taxes.
But in a world dominated by automation, should we add robot taxation to the list?
Let's decode the future of fairness in an AI driven economy and need a boost to crush the week.
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With robots taking on roles from manufacturing to logistics, they're undeniably changing the global economy.
But unlike humans, they do not pay taxes.
Could implementing a robot tax help redistribute wealth, support displaced workers, and maintain a fair business environment in an increasingly AI driven world?
Or would it stifle innovation?
And just to give you more of the context, talking about this in 2025, according to a report from the World economic forum, by 2025, automation will disrupt 85 million jobs across 15 industries and 26 economies, particularly in medium and large businesses.
Over 80% of business executives are speeding up the digitization of work processes and 50% expect to automate more roles.