'The time has come to reclaim what was stolen from us': Bernie Sanders wants the American public to own 50% stake in AI companies

Date:
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:35:00 +0000

Description:
Under this proposal, US AI firms could have to cough up a one-time 50% tax
(in shares) into an AI Sovereign Wealth Fund.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Bernie Sanders introduces American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act proposal OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI and others could have to pay a one-time 50% tax (in shares) Trump is also exploring ways to distribute wealth generated in the AI boom US Senator
Bernie Sanders has unveiled plans to introduce an American AI Sovereign
Wealth Fund Act in a bid to enable US citizens to benefit from the success of AI companies.

Under the scheme, the public could be granted a direct ownership stake in America's biggest AI firms, as the proposal would impose a one-time tax, paid in company stock and not cash, on major AI firms like OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI. Because Sanders argues that AI has been built on society's collective knowledge, culture and research, he believes the economic gains should be shared broadly rather than concentrated among just a few leaders. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Sanders says the public should benefit
from AI successes "Since AI is built on the collective knowledge of humanity, the wealth it generated must benefit humanity," he added. "Not just Elon
Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and other billionaires."

Sanders' Act proposes that affected companies pay a one-time 50% tax into the pot, which would directly benefit US citizens. But beyond the financial benefits, it would also provide the public with voting rights and influence over company decisions, effectively making the American people co-owners of
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"This would guarantee that the trillions created by AI are used to improve
the lives of all of us and block oligarch decisions that harm the American people," he said in an X post unveiling plans for the proposed Act.

The proposal is a timely one, with public, government and organizational discussions all taking place around how the wealth generated from the AI boom should be distributed. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has already engaged in discussions with the Trump administration, and Trump just recently spoke out about investing in AI giants on a government level though not to the same
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For now, this is nothing more than a proposal that would likely attract considerable criticism over its impact on innovation. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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