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Market2026-08-26

Bill Gates published an essay proposing that some occupations be deliberately kept for people even where AI could do the work, naming childcare and jury service, with education and healthcare as partial candidates. He argues for taxing AI usage and robots rather than banning automation, saying the tax shift would be larger than any in his lifetime. He puts a ceiling of 40% on how much of the labour market could be protected and leaves questions of enforcement and international competition unanswered.

What changed

Gates previously floated a robot tax in 2017 and predicted AI would replace doctors and teachers.

  • at most 40% of jobs reservable
  • essay of nearly 6,000 words

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