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Bill Gates wants to introduce tax for job-stealing cyborgs

Bill Gates wants to introduce tax for job-stealing cyborgs

The robot revolution has already begun, and it’s threatening to steal more human roles. If this continues to progress, Bill Gates believes that the robots should be taxed.

In a recent interview with Quartz, technology veteran Gates said: "If a human worker does $50,000 of work in a factory, that income is taxed.

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