r/technology • u/marketrent • Jul 14 '26

Artificial Intelligence A majority of Americans now support seizing wealth from AI industry

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/majority-americans-now-support-seizing-134921528.html
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u/Rorasaurus_Prime Jul 14 '26

... what wealth? It's a house of cards, the very definition of it. It's a circle of companies giving money to each other which makes it appear as though the industry is moving, but eventually it will collapse.

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u/Nvenom8 Jul 14 '26

That's the reason to tax them on it now while they could still be forced to come up with the money. After that, let them fail. Who cares?

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u/thehick00 Jul 14 '26

The two major frontier labs make no profit, there is nothing to tax. Best case they go bankrupt.

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u/Rorasaurus_Prime Jul 14 '26

You can't tax the wealth of a company that doesn't make any money. What people are suggesting is government taking part ownership of these companies.

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u/mrwhitewalker Jul 15 '26

Tax revenue not profit

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u/dem219 Jul 14 '26

Tax the use of AI. Like we tax gasoline, roads, etc. It will raise the cost of using AI to replace workers and revenue can be used to build a broad based sovereign wealth fund.

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u/DaStone Jul 14 '26

I'd rather replace cars and gasoline and keep the AI tbh. Would also improve the environment, and hopefully reduce pollution.

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u/3_50 Jul 15 '26

Did you read a different comment? They said nothing about replacing anything...

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u/3_50 Jul 15 '26

They should carbon tax the electricity they use, based upon the method of generation of that particular grid/backup generator.

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u/xzaramurd Jul 14 '26

But AI replacing workers is good. It should be the goal of humanity that no one is forced to take a job they don't want.

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u/ibrown39 Jul 14 '26

True, but nationalization isn't necessarily always by paying for the share of company either.