Altman pushes superintelligence "New Deal" with universal wealth fund

Altman's call for proactive government intervention is a stark admission that the very technology his company is racing to build will cause severe economic displacement. By proposing a framework now, OpenAI is attempting to shape the inevitable regulatory response on its own terms. A proposed "Public Wealth Fund" would act as an AI dividend, redistributing corporate wealth directly to citizens. The blueprint suggests shifting the tax base away from payroll toward capital gains and taxes on automated labor. Policy ideas include a 32-hour workweek and automatic unemployment triggers to cushion the economic blow. While the ideas are progressive, critics highlight that governments rarely enact such sweeping safety nets before a crisis actually hits.