Basic Income Support for Artists Made Permanent and Opened to New Entrants
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Ireland's government has made a basic income scheme for artists permanent and opened it to new entrants as part of Budget 2026, a move that has garnered minimal but positive discussion on HN.
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This is what it really means to "Feel the AGI".
AI taking the roles of artists, zero income and fully dependent on the state with no savings and you own absolutely nothing with UBI incentivising people to not even bother to work.
....and finally... no-one cares.