How AI could reshape Germany’s job market and put basic income on the table
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At the German government’s 2026 Digital Summit in early November, a journalist asked Chancellor Friedrich Merz whether mass AI-driven redundancies might require a basic income. Merz, a conservative with neoliberal leanings, did not dismiss the idea, saying AI will fundamentally change work. His government has pushed longer working lives, pension-age rises, and a July crackdown on sick leave. Economists doubt UBI; campaigners say deeper questions are needed.
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