Overview
- OpenAI on Tuesday released a 13‑page memo that maps out taxes, a public wealth fund, safety reviews, and public investment in AI infrastructure, and it invited public feedback ahead of a May policy workshop in Washington.
- The plan proposes a national public wealth fund that would invest in AI‑linked assets and pay returns to citizens so gains from automation do not pool at a few firms.
- The company urges a tax shift from wages to capital, including possible levies on automated work, to replace shrinking payroll tax revenue and support programs like health care and childcare.
- Employers would run pilots for a 32‑hour, four‑day workweek at full pay to test whether AI‑driven productivity can sustain shorter hours without wage cuts.
- The paper also calls for review rules for powerful models to reduce cyber and biological risks, and the rollout follows March’s $122 billion committed financing led by Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank that has drawn both praise and claims of self‑interest.