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Bernie Sanders Proposes 50 Percent Equity Seizure from Major AI Companies
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"A one-time 50% tax on stock, not profits, of the largest AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and XAI. The shares go into a government sovereign wealth fund and would give the public voting rights and equal board representation at each company. Sanders said, quote, The foundation of AI is our collective and human intelligence. The books, the songs, the journalism, scientific research code, essentially stolen by some of the wealthiest people in the world."
Senator Bernie Sanders announced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act proposing a one-time 50 percent tax on stock of major AI companies to fund a government sovereign wealth fund giving citizens voting rights and board representation. Sanders argues AI companies trained on humanity's collective knowledge to put workers out of jobs. While David Sacks opposes direct confiscation, he expressed sympathy given AI CEOs' predictions of 50 percent job loss, with Dario Amodei doubling down on claims of high unemployment despite economic growth.
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