Andrew Yang’s campaign for presidency in 2020 revolved around a forewarning that automation and AI would diminish the workforce and concentrate riches in the hands of a small elite. At that moment, notions like Universal Basic Income appeared extreme. Currently, Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Bernie Sanders are all conveying similar sentiments.

An entrepreneur by nature, Yang has uncovered a fresh approach to redistribute wealth to the masses — one phone bill at a time. In this segment of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan converses with Yang regarding his venture Noble Mobile, which rewards users for minimizing phone engagement, methods to address the ‘attention economy,’ and the actions startups can undertake when the government is unresponsive.

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