'Robot taxes' will help keep humans employed, Bill Gates predicts

US billionaire and philanthropist says Japan needs software talent to compete

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates says an objective test should be used to determine whether companies such as Huawei pose a security risk.  ©Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

KEIICHI MURAYAMA, Nikkei commentator, and HIROMI SATO, Nikkei staff writer

SEATTLE, U.S. -- Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates predicts that as artificial intelligence and other technologies flourish, societies will use taxes to ensure there is still a place for humans in the workforce.

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