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by fred_is_fred 5 days ago
The US President has no legal means to give every American stock - and even if he did, then what? What good is my 1 share of OpenAI going to do me?
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In a long enough timescale it's easy to imagine one company run by an advanced AI driving all other companies out of business. Since it has no expenses, all profits are paid out as dividends, creating a kind of UBI where the number of shares you own determines your income. This has been discussed as an economic model by people who want advanced AI but don't want to get rid of public markets and shareholders.
Or maybe how much content you contribute to it