sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoBernie Sanders pushes for 50% public ownership of American AI companies — proposes AI sovereign wealth fund that would hold direct ownership stakes in largest AI firmswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down112
arrow-up1221arrow-down1external-linkBernie Sanders pushes for 50% public ownership of American AI companies — proposes AI sovereign wealth fund that would hold direct ownership stakes in largest AI firmswww.tomshardware.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-222 days agoNot even if the government just seized half the shares, at zero cost to the government? You’d rather have only wealthy shareholders directly in charge of the company? If the government just seizes half the shares, they get a controlling interest and can therefore directly regulate/run these companies.
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-222 days agoThose are not the only two options.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days agoOh well I’m talking about the one Bernie is proposing. What’s your idea? Just… continue to let the AI companies ‘self regulate’?
Not even if the government just seized half the shares, at zero cost to the government?
You’d rather have only wealthy shareholders directly in charge of the company?
If the government just seizes half the shares, they get a controlling interest and can therefore directly regulate/run these companies.
Those are not the only two options.
Oh well I’m talking about the one Bernie is proposing.
What’s your idea?
Just… continue to let the AI companies ‘self regulate’?