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69% of Americans back AI sovereign wealth fund to redistribute gains

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

A new poll shows 69% of Americans support requiring AI companies to contribute half of their stock to a state-owned sovereign wealth fund. The fund would redistribute wealth to working-class citizens as AI-driven job losses mount. The proposal has gained bipartisan support amid growing anxiety over automation's economic impact.

Meridian48 take
The poll reflects real public fear about AI's labor market disruption, but the feasibility of such a fund—and its legal and economic implications—remains highly uncertain.
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‘The fate of humanity must not be decided behind closed doors’: US artificial intelligence sovereign wealth fund sees surge in support as AI job losses mount — 69% of Americans want to see half of AI stock placed into new state-owned investment fund →
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