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  "id": 3770962,
  "title": "Industry rejects Bill Gates’ call for robotics and AI tax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/industry-rejects-bill-gates-call-for-robotics-and-ai-tax",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-27T15:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Manufacturing Dive",
    "slug": "manufacturing-dive",
    "url": "https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/bill-gates-tax-robots-ai-tokens-to-slow-human-labor-replacement/828934/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Companies can write-off robots as business expenses under the current tax system, incentivizing machines over humans, the Microsoft co-founder said. Critics say the idea would hamper productivity and competitiveness.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "Turbulent AI era needs urgent global plan for transition: Bill Gates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/turbulent-ai-era-needs-urgent-global-plan-for-transition-bill-gates",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:18:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}