The Basic Income Illusion: Even with AI there will be no free lunch

In this episode of Unconventional Knowledge, GIS managing editor Andrew Kureth speaks with Vahan Roth, CEO of Swissgrams AG, about artificial intelligence, universal basic income and the future of work. The discussion examines why AI has revived the debate over UBI, and why Roth remains skeptical that automation will create the abundance its supporters expect. He argues that finite resources, energy and capital still matter, even in an AI-driven economy. The episode also explores the role of ...