Bernie Sanders wants to seize the means of information with AI
Senator Bernie Sanders has shifted his stance on artificial intelligence, proposing that the government should own and tax a portion of AI companies. He introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, which would allocate half of the stock in AI firms to a government-controlled fund. Sanders argues that this approach would protect the working class and finance social programs, although critics warn against government control of information.
- ▪Bernie Sanders has proposed the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act to control AI companies.
- ▪The legislation would give the government veto power over AI company decisions deemed harmful to the working class.
- ▪Critics argue that government control over AI could stifle innovation and lead to abuses of power.
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When Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) first started his war on artificial intelligence and robotics, his excuse was that the technologies would destroy jobs of the working class at the behest of the “oligarchs,” which is to say billionaire entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman. He wanted to put a stop to the technology, or at least slow it down. However, Sanders has now altered course and decided that artificial intelligence can be a good thing, if it is owned and taxed, at least in part, by the government. He has taken to X, the social media platform owned by Musk, to explain his proposal and to link to a New York Times op-ed laying it out. Recommended Stories Rural America is consequential in the congressional midterm elections Retirement nest eggs are in jeopardy.
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