Comment on A Majority of Americans Now Support Seizing Wealth From AI Industry

Jankatarch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The specific text of the survey:

  legislation that would require artificial intelligence companies to transfer 50% of their stock to a fund owned by the American public

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  • Jankatarch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Oh that’s actually REALLY cool news. I should start RDFA-ing lmao.

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    • msage@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      No it’s not.

      Public will be left holding the bag.

      Those companies are bleeding money everywhere, as soon as it hits open market they will crash and burn.

      Let the rich keep those ‘’‘‘assets’’‘’. It’s all stolen anyway.

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      • BlaestEgnen@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        The text doesn’t read buy, it reads transfer. Basically force all AI companies to issue one extra share per share currently held and handed over to the fund.

        Assume they could be non voting shares, but have them be paid the same dividends as other shareholders

        But I don’t get why this would be preferred to increasing capital tax or company taxes

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• BillyGruff82@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Nah, they need bag-holders too.

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