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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who once funded a large-scale UBI study, says cash payments are no longer the right answer to AI-driven economic disruption.

OpenAI published a policy paper on April 6, 2026 arguing that incremental regulation will not be enough for the transition to superintelligence. The company proposes a people-first agenda centered on broad prosperity, risk mitigation, and wider access to AI, while also funding outside research and policy debate.

A Goldman Sachs analysis found that despite massive AI investment, the technology contributed negligibly to US GDP growth in 2025.