Taxing Tech in Age of AI Could Fund Human Rights
Human Rights Watch suggests that taxing AI profits could provide necessary revenue for governments to address the economic fallout of automation. The proposal advocates for international tax reform to ensure tech companies contribute to human rights protections.
Why it matters
It addresses the fiscal challenges governments face as AI disrupts labor markets and traditional tax bases.
Sarah Saadoun is a senior economic inequality adviser at Human Rights Watch.
The Mathare River is one of the rivers that flows into Nairobi River. Photo by Queen Asali /Wiki For Sustainable Futures 2026/ CC by 4.0
Share Fears about the economic fallout of artificial intelligence have brought tax policy into the spotlight. Governments could find themselves desperate for more revenue to support millions of potentially laid off workers at exactly the same time that they are losing the taxes those vanished jobs would have generated.
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