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39 State Banking Groups Form BankChain Alliance for 2027 Blockchain

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Gates Proposes Robot Tax and 'Human Reserved' Jobs

Bill Gates warns AI could be "the worst source of injustice". He proposes taxing robots and reserving some jobs for humans including delivering an incurable disease diagnosis.

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