Behind the Curtain: Sam's superintelligence New Deal
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed a blueprint for government to tax and regulate AI wealth.
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Altman's proposals, like "robot taxes" and a Public Wealth Fund, could impact your tax burden and potential future income from AI.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a detailed 13-page blueprint titled "Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age: Ideas to Keep People First" outlining how government should tax, regulate, and redistribute wealth from AI. Altman stated that AI superintelligence is approaching rapidly, necessitating a new social contract on the scale of the Progressive Era or New Deal. The blueprint proposes provocative ideas such as a Public Wealth Fund for all Americans, "robot taxes" to shift the tax base, and incentivizing a four-day workweek. Altman warned of grave threats like widespread job loss, cyberattacks, and biological attacks, specifically noting that a world-shaking cyberattack could occur this year. OpenAI aims to reset America's social contract and shape regulation before it is imposed on the industry.
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Sam Altman published a detailed 13-page blueprint titled "Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age: Ideas to Keep People First."
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