Quote of the day by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates: 'If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you’d think that we’d tax the robot' — devising policy ideas to counter automation risks

Quote of the day by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates: 'If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you’d think that we’d tax the robot' — devising policy ideas to counter automation risks

The rise of robotics has long threatened human employment, with machines in manufacturing settings especially seemingly performing the work that people used to do. Take this to its logical conclusion, and it's not outside the realm of possibility to have a massive unemployment problem on your hands. So how do we deal with it? Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has a contentious idea.Death, taxes and robots There's an active (and ongoing) debate abo…