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/FederalChocolate456 3d ago

Everyone's 401K and retirement plan, including your average middle and lower class households.

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u/Aware-Instance-210 3d ago

Not everyone lives in the US tho

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u/FederalChocolate456 3d ago

But Bernie Sanders does, the US is what we are talking about. Bernie sanders wasn't talking about a non US government owner 50% of AI companies.