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The New York Times ·Sep 29, 2026 ☆

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Why Bill Gates Is Proposing an A.I. Tax

The technologist and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks A.I. labor should be taxed. He explains why and how on “The Ezra Klein Show.”

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