Interesting. But if Sam really believes that the US public should share in the benefits of AI surely the number should be 50% not 5%.
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#12Taxes are theft. This is absurd.
There’s zero reason to bail these ding dongs out. Their entire business proposition has been to keep warm by incinerating fresh cash.
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#15This is how they will secure eventual bailout.
But what would happen if no bailout came? I did not keep count of how many trillion USD they owe, but if we let OpenAI fail, what would be the consequences for ordinary people?
My Mom wouldn’t be able to make AI images of her dog Chico as a pirate anymore.
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#16Taxes are theft. This is absurd. There’s zero reason to bail these ding dongs out. Their entire business proposition has been to keep warm by incinerating fresh cash.
> Taxes are theft
lol what a weird way to start this post
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#17Just a reminder: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/13lgbir/sam_altman...
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#18> Altman has also reportedly spoken with the Democratic senator Bernie Sanders in recent weeks. The senator has been pushing for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund overseen by an independent commission and financed through a one-time 50% tax on the stock of the biggest AI companies.
Bernie shooting for the moon here
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#19I know OpenAI has delayed their IPO by a year (i.e. not publicly traded, yet; so: no dividends), but wouldn't it be better for the Government/bottom 95% if instead of taking ownership, they taxed all tech-related stocks 5% every time they're traded – this is a perpetual stream of income, and would likely reduce speculative short-term trading...
source: middle-aged electrician, owns a little stock (and would happily pay trading taxes, either in/out/both); know nothing unrelated to copper; eats crayons
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#20But governments cannot be trusted, better give it to an independent entity like they did with the Qatari jet