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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

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The top 5 comments collected for this story carried 9,100 combined score. The quotes below are short excerpts from the highest-ranked visible comments.

Now we’re talking.
u/Radwood-Original74 · 5,386 score
Oh yeah, Alaskans think they're sooo special compared to the rest of America because they get their oil checks. If we're going to hell in a handbasket thanks to these AI companies, at least let me into the party, I want my sovereign wealth fund check, too....
u/invyros · 1,938 score
When the AI bubble bursts, guess who will bail them out? -The government using our hard earned tax dollars.
u/reddittorbrigade · 929 score
A few notes the fifth amendment disallows takings - meaning to do what Bernie proposes the govt would have to pay fair market value many of these ai companies are unprofitable and are raising at 100x revenue....
u/capnwally14 · 660 score
This would all but ensure that the taxpayers are gonna pay trillions to bail out the companies when they fail
u/Oceanbreeze871 · 187 score
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