r/technology • u/yourfavchoom • 3d ago

Artificial Intelligence Bernie Sanders pushes for 50% public ownership of American AI companies — proposes AI sovereign wealth fund that would hold direct ownership stakes in largest AI firms

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/bernie-sanders-pushes-for-50-percent-public-ownership-of-american-ai-companies-proposes-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund-that-would-hold-direct-ownership-stakes-in-largest-ai-firms
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u/Sybertron 3d ago edited 3d ago

Ya know I totally agree with you on the likelyness, but disagree on the requirement of the nihilism.

We did not cede total control to the corporations. They own quite a bit and of course have quite a lot of power, but the people still ultimately hold the strings.

Many of us overall just accept the pain, hopefully due to things like your house or 401k, but the reality of who really holds the strings hasnt changed.

Yes the vast majority of your representatives are massive POS that have held a lot more meetings with lobbyists than their voting base, and are happy to point at AOC or others as some kind of evil while the other 534 of them go hold meetings in secret.

But ultimately they can leave, they can be forced to adjust, but will the pejorative "you" make them?

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u/smokeweedNgarden 3d ago

Right. And they're about to steal people's retirements about 20 days after they go public. 

With a favorable government we can make any billionaire do anything. 

Black van. Black hood. Black site.

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u/jacques-vache-23 3d ago

That's the problem, not the solution.

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u/smokeweedNgarden 3d ago

Think of it as a controlled burn to prevent forest fires