AI BriefingHalf of Big AI Companies' Equity Should Belong to the Public
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Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed introducing the 'American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act' to distribute equity in major AI companies to the public.
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Senator Bernie Sanders has announced plans to introduce the 'American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act' to share equity in major AI companies with the public.
The bill targets big AI companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, and its core idea is to create a sovereign wealth fund by imposing a one-time tax of 50% of stock, not profits.
The bill's key objectives are as follows:
- Securing democratic control: Enable the government to use voting rights to block decisions where AI technology could harm citizens, and to advance policies for the public interest.
- Redistribution of wealth: Ensure that the enormous wealth generated by AI is not concentrated among a small number of big tech entrepreneurs or venture capitalists, but benefits all citizens.
Senator Sanders argued that since AI was built on humanity's collective knowledge (data, art, code, etc.), the wealth generated as a result should also be shared by all of humanity. This idea is in line with the concept of a 'public wealth fund' already proposed by some AI companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic.
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