The Alaska Permanent Fund as Loose Precedent for AI Data Center 'UBI' Payments
The Alaska Permanent Fund (APF) serves as a model for potential Universal Basic Income (UBI) initiatives, particularly in the context of AI data centers. Established in 1976, the fund has provided annual dividends to residents funded by oil and mining revenues. Researchers suggest that the APF has contributed to economic equality in Alaska while offering unconditional cash assistance to residents.
- ▪The Alaska Permanent Fund was established in 1976 and is managed by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.
- ▪As of 2019, the fund was valued at approximately $64 billion and has paid an average of $1,600 annually per resident.
- ▪The Permanent Fund Dividend is viewed as a form of Basic Income, providing unconditional cash assistance to residents.
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The Alaska Permanent Fund (APF) is a constitutionally established permanent fund and sovereign wealth fund managed by a state-owned corporation, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC). It was established in Alaska in 1976 by Article 9, Section 15 of the Alaska State Constitution under Governor Jay Hammond and Attorney General Avrum Gross. [...] As of 2019, the fund was worth approximately $64 billion that has been funded by oil and mining revenues and has paid out an average of approximately $1,600 annually per resident (adjusted to 2019 dollars). The main use for the fund’s revenue has been to pay out the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), which many authors portray as the only example of a basic income in practice. [...] The PFD is a Basic Income in the form of a resource dividend.
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