In an interview broadcast on Tuesday local time, Bill Gates once again called for a robot tax to provide protection for workers whose jobs are being replaced by artificial intelligence. “You can define a 'labor unit' and stipulate that — whether the job is done by humans or robots — must pay the same FICA taxes as human workers,” Gates said. FICA tax refers to US payroll tax. Gates said that taxing robots that replace human work can not only provide economic security for citizens, but also ensure that the government continues to receive tax revenue.

In an interview broadcast on Tuesday local time, Bill Gates once again called for a robot tax to provide protection for workers whose jobs are being replaced by artificial intelligence. “You can define a 'labor unit' and stipulate that — whether the job is done by humans or robots — must pay the same FICA taxes as human workers,” Gates said. FICA tax refers to US payroll tax. Gates said that taxing robots that replace human work can not only provide economic security for citizens, but also ensure that the government continues to receive tax revenue.