cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1261690/a-majority-of-americans-now-support-seizing-wealth-from-ai-industry
While 89% back mandatory safety disclosures, nearly 70% support requiring AI firms to transfer 50% of their stock to a public fund
Like that money is actually going to end up in the pockets of average Americans.
When Big Oil came to fuck Alaska they did this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund it ain’t much, but it’s better than 0.
That was done by the State of Alaska, not the Federal government.
I imagine that even if something like this was established, I imagine that a huge chunk of each dollar would disappear into the bureaucracy.
Also, given the financial issues, it may not be the cash cow everyone thinks.
One aspect of capitalism that many people don’t get is that capital is only capital and not just money, because you can force people to work for you, that’s why UBI or paying people based on stock values will never be enough to get your average person out of wage slavery.
Care to elaborate on that one?