[Hydraulix989]

YC was doing a Basic Income experiment a while back? Can't recall how it went though, maybe there weren't any updates.

[gwern]

It ran into IRBs. It'll start in 2019. Maybe. See https://www.wired.com/story/y-combinator-learns-basic-income... (Yes, that's right, in 2018, you literally can't give away money without a ton of work.)

[jasonmp85]

I know you’re being tongue in cheek but I feel like an IRB is warranted here.

[kwhitefoot]

For the non US audience could you say what IRB means?

[jhayward]

An Institutional Review Board [1] is a mechanism most research organizations use to ensure that any research conducted is done in an ethical manner.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_review_board