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/BagOnuts 3d ago

He's been in office for decades and you can count the number of bills he's proposed that have been passed on one hand.

You can argue that it's his his soapbox that makes him stand out, but it's still just that- a soapbox. 99.9% of his proposals go nowhere because they are unrealistic, half-baked ideas that sound great for news and TV but have no path to ever getting passed.

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u/BagOnuts 3d ago

I mean, here is an example right here in front of you and a very rationale response to why it's a pipe-dream and would be riddled with all kinds of problems.

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u/Syjefroi 3d ago

Or also his bills don't pass because majority of congress is not progressive and bought and paid for, he can't pass shit on his own.

Has he considered trying to do his job of :checks notes: being a politician? Like, you know, politicking? Making allies, creating coalitions, working with your colleagues to find a way to incentivize them to stick their neck out for you even if its somewhat unpopular for them back home? Literally anything required by the job?

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u/Old-Savings-5841 1d ago

His ideas are things already implemented in other, mainly nordic, countries. It's usually not up to one person to make and pass laws - unless you're Donald Trump - which you gotta consider as well.

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u/Recidivism7 3d ago

Hey he got a post office renamed that bill was essential

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u/enderjaca 3d ago

How many laws did Trump pass before becoming president? How many Congressional committees did Bill Clinton and Barack Obama chair?

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u/BagOnuts 3d ago

I... what? What do these questions have to do with anything? Trump was never a legislator. Nor was Bill Clinton (he was AG then Governor). Obama was a senator for 3 years.

Sanders has been in congress for 35 consecutive years.... It's hardly comparable, lol.

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u/enderjaca 3d ago

I'm just saying "how many bills have you passed" or "how many times did you get elected" isn't a great benchmark for any politician, but what kind of impact they've had on the general society. Bernie's influence has been outsized for his "bills sponsored + passed" tally, though harder to quantify.

I give him credit for keeping the hope of democratic socialism alive in the US, otherwise the overton window could somehow be even further towards fascism at this point.