sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours 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-up1222
arrow-up1222external-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 · 15 hours agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·14 hours agoI don’t want to own those garbage companies, indirectly or otherwise.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 hours 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-23 hours agoThose are not the only two options.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoOh well I’m talking about the one Bernie is proposing. What’s your idea? Just… continue to let the AI companies ‘self regulate’?
I don’t want to own those garbage companies, indirectly or otherwise.
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’?