Sanders to Meet Altman After 50% AI Ownership Bill Proposal
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Updated · Gizmodo · Jun 3
Sanders to Meet Altman After 50% AI Ownership Bill Proposal
3 articles · Updated · Gizmodo · Jun 3
Summary
Wednesday’s meeting was requested by Sam Altman, Bernie Sanders said on CNN, after the senator unveiled legislation that would give the federal government a 50% stake in frontier AI labs.
The proposal aims to channel AI profits into a public fund, creating broad public ownership of AI-driven gains rather than leaving them with private investors alone.
OpenAI has floated a related idea before, backing a public wealth fund that gives citizens a stake in AI growth, though it has not endorsed government control of major AI companies.
The outreach also comes as OpenAI pushes stricter AI safety evaluations and broader regulation, moves that could help shape rules around the industry as scrutiny of powerful AI labs grows.