How Bill Gates uses AI, and why he thinks nobody is preparing for it
THE SO WHAT
When Bill Gates is again floating AI/robot taxes, human-only job categories, and new transition institutions — and saying leaders are worried in private — it’s a signal that policy and labor friction will rise as capabilities scale. Operators should scenario-plan around regulatory drag and differentiated treatment of “human-only” work, not just productivity upside.
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