Jürgen de Wispelaere
Acting chair of the Basic Income Earth Network and longtime basic income researcher who describes global pilots, especially in the Global South, and how pilots influence policy uptake.
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Mar 31, 2026 • 24min
Why is basic income being debated?
Jurgen De Wispelaere, longtime basic income researcher, maps global pilots and policy uptake. Daron Acemoglu, MIT institute professor and 2024 Nobel laureate, debates AI’s impact on jobs and policy choices. Dr Catarina Neves, philosopher and researcher, outlines basic income types and experiments. Dr Jenny Dagg, sociologist, reports on Ireland’s artists’ payments and effects on wellbeing and creativity. They discuss pilots, AI, inequality and policy response.
