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OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day workweek

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What Happened

OpenAI proposes taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, and expanded safety nets to address job loss and inequality, blending redistribution with capitalism as policymakers debate AI’s economic impact.

Our Take

Look, OpenAI proposing taxes on their own profits and wealth funds is peak hedge-bet PR. They're not actually lobbying for this—they're covering their bases. If regulation lands anyway, they look thoughtful. If it doesn't, they claimed foresight. Real talk: I'll believe it when they *lobby* for these policies, not when they mention them in a blog post. The four-day workweek? Theater. Show me the regulatory filing, then we'll talk.

What To Do

Track whether OpenAI's policy team actually submits legislative testimony or lobbies for robot taxes in the next 12 months.

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