{"id":84864,"date":"2024-07-24T00:43:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T04:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=84864"},"modified":"2024-07-24T04:58:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T08:58:20","slug":"sam-altman-sponsored-study-shows-ubi-boosts-spending-on-essentials-and-philanthropy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/sam-altman-sponsored-study-shows-ubi-boosts-spending-on-essentials-and-philanthropy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Altman-Sponsored Study Shows UBI Boosts Spending on Essentials, Philanthropy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An Openresearch study, backed by <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/sam-altman-joins-government-ai-safety-board.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sam Altman<\/a>, found that UBI recipients in Texas and Illinois primarily used their $1,000 monthly stipend to cover basic needs like food, transportation, and rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bka73ZoEIFsJnyqIrMz8XM6CSWJ82t7lHlVRwraE-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Sam Altman-Sponsored Study Shows UBI Boosts Spending on Essentials and Philanthropy\" class=\"wp-image-84871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bka73ZoEIFsJnyqIrMz8XM6CSWJ82t7lHlVRwraE-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bka73ZoEIFsJnyqIrMz8XM6CSWJ82t7lHlVRwraE-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bka73ZoEIFsJnyqIrMz8XM6CSWJ82t7lHlVRwraE-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bka73ZoEIFsJnyqIrMz8XM6CSWJ82t7lHlVRwraE-860x484.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bka73ZoEIFsJnyqIrMz8XM6CSWJ82t7lHlVRwraE.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sam Altman-Sponsored Study Shows UBI Boosts Spending on Essentials, Philanthropy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Openresearch, an investigative lab that includes Openai's founder and CEO Sam Altman on its board, has published the findings of a study that aimed to determine the impact of providing a Universal Basic Income (UBI) stipend to Americans nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial phase of the study, which involved the distribution of a $1,000 monthly cash allowance to 3,000 participants in Texas and Illinois, suggests that the funds are primarily utilized to meet the basic requirements of the recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UBI payments enabled beneficiaries to allocate an additional $310 per month, as indicated by Openresearch's portal. Most of this money was allocated to three critical categories: transportation, food and beverages, and rent. Beneficiaries with lesser incomes exhibited this behavior to a greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The receipt of UBI cash transfers also resulted in an increase in philanthropic expenditure, which refers to allocating funds to assist others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hiro-systems-welcomes-sec-closure-of-stacks-investigation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investigation<\/a>, individuals in the program expended 22% more on this objective than those in the control group. This category encompassed &#8220;expenditures on charitable contributions, loans to others, gifts to friends and family, and alimony payments.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organizations asserted that the UBI honorarium had a positive impact on the lives of those in the vicinity of the beneficiaries, resulting in a ripple effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the consequences of these financial transfers enabled recipients to alleviate the previous obligation to assist relatives with economic difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altman has expressed concern regarding the potential<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dbear.io\/blog\/the-impact-of-ai-how-artificial-intelligence-is-transforming-society#:~:text=AI%2Dpowered%20technologies%20such%20as,access%20the%20information%20we%20need.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> impact of artificial intelligence (AI)<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> on the global economy, asserting that it has the potential to alter the &#8220;social contract&#8221; of contemporary society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although he has expressed his endorsement of conventional UBI experiments, in May, he evaluated the possibility of future UBI being distributed in the form of computing power that recipients could either use or distribute. 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