I see this post wasn't tagged with #basicincome, so for those who would like to learn more about the idea itself that Pine has committed their largest donation to date in support of researching, feel free to check out the various posts here on Steemit about it under the hashtag, especially this UBI FAQ as it covers many commonly asked questions.
You can also learn more by visiting the Basic Income subreddit and reading many more links than the one linked to in @acidyo's post, and/or by visiting basicincome.org to read about UBI-related news like this from all over the world.