OpenAI

5 months agoNews Editor

OpenAI Proposes Four Policies to Address AI Employment Impact: Robot Tax, Four-Day Workweek, Public Wealth Fund, and Infrastructure Acceleration

OpenAI has released a policy proposal suggesting a shift of tax burden from labor to capital, including a robot tax, a national public wealth fund, subsidies for a four-day workweek without pay cuts, and accelerated energy infrastructure expansion. Before the proposal, CEO Sam Altman faced a New Yorker exposé alleging deception on safety protocols, leading to his 2023 firing. Meanwhile, OpenAI's stock is losing favor in the secondary market as investors pivot to rival Anthropic.