Bernie Sanders wants Americans to own a piece of AI. The Trump White House seems to agree
Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, which would tax AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic with 50% of their stock, paid in shares, to create a public fund. This fund would grant Americans voting rights, board representation, and eventual financial returns. Surprisingly, the Trump administration has also shown interest in government equity stakes in private companies, drawing parallels to the electrification of the United States in the 1930s. AI
IMPACT Could shift AI company governance and profit distribution towards public benefit, potentially altering industry incentives.