As AI tools such as Claude Code take off, most of the world’s software may end up being written by software. Hello, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In.

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For years, I opposed Universal Basic Income, firmly and reflexively. I treated it as a liberal fantasy — an invitation to idleness, a subsidy for stagnation, a sedative administered by a bloated state ...