Meet Elizabeth Rhodes, the Scholar Who Led Sam Altman’s UBI Experiment: Interview

Meet Elizabeth Rhodes, the Scholar Who Led Sam Altman’s UBI Experiment: Interview

Around a decade ago, Elizabeth Rhodes was finishing up a Ph.D. in social work and political science at the University of Michigan when she came across a blog post by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who was president of Y Combinator at the time. Rhodes wasn’t familiar with the startup incubator, but she was intrigued by Altman’s proposal to explore the challenges and limitations of Universal Basic Income (UBI)—an experimental social welfare program, advoc…