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OpenAI Calls for AI taxes to protect safety nets
OpenAI is pushing for new taxation models on AI-driven automation to prevent erosion of public safety net funding as labor income declines. The proposal suggests taxing automated labor, capital gains, and corporate profits while introducing incentives for companies to retain workers, alongside ideas like public wealth funds and shorter workweeks. While the framework highlights a looming structural shift in the economy, critics question whether the plan blends genuine policy with self-serving interests as AI firms stand to benefit from the same system they aim to reshape.
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