Taxing Artificial Intelligence: What Happens When Work Disappears? (A Conversation with Xavier Oberson)

In this episode of Getting Serious with Woody Wade, world-renowned Swiss tax expert Xavier Oberson explains what’s at stake as AI and automation reshape the global economy. From his groundbreaking proposal to tax artificial intelligence, to Switzerland’s changing role on the world stage, Oberson dives deep into the future of taxation, ethics, and innovation.

But this isn’t your typical policy talk — because Xavier Oberson is also a rock guitarist, a jazz lover, and vice-president of the Montreux Jazz Festival. Join us for a wide-ranging and unexpected conversation that moves from OECD meetings to improvisational solos, from Richard Feynman to Frank Zappa.

If you’re curious about AI, law, society and how it all plays out in Switzerland, this episode is for you.

This episode is available on YouTube and Spotify.