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Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Sam Altman are all talking about public ownership in AI

Sanders proposed a 50% public stake in AI companies and met with Sam Altman to discuss the idea.

Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Sam Altman are all talking about public ownership in AI
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Bernie Sanders proposed giving the public a 50% ownership stake in AI companies, and Sam Altman said he supported the general idea but not Sanders’ threshold. Donald Trump also voiced support for a public stake, as disagreements over AI’s costs and oversight spread across politics.

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Bernie Sanders Meets Sam Altman to Discuss Public Ownership of AI

Sanders proposed a 50% public stake in AI companies and discussed the idea with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Altman said he supports public equity in principle but not Sanders’s proposed threshold. Center outlets focus on Sanders’s proposal and Altman’s response; some also connect them to Donald Trump’s separate interest in a public partnership and wider disputes over AI’s costs, oversight and effects.

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