Silicon Valley is preparing for the future it’s creating. As AI eliminates white-collar jobs — dozens of tech firms have announced layoffs in the last month — the idea of universal basic income (UBI) is once again gaining momentum among tech’s biggest names, including Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Andrew Yang . Yang — a tech investor who notably advocated for UBI when he ran for president in 2020 — told me he believes the need for regular cash payments to all citizens, no strings attached, has