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Research News Aug 31, 2026 University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business

Smith’s Anil Gupta Pushes Back on Bill Gates’ AI Job‑Loss Warnings

Bill Gates’ recent 6,000‑word essay and follow‑up comments to The New York Times have reignited debate over whether artificial intelligence is accelerating toward a future of widespread job displacement. Gates argues that current market incentives reward companies for replacing human workers with machines, and he proposes new policy tools—including a controversial “token tax” on AI compute—to slow

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