About this episode
Ant and James discuss Bernie Sanders' idea on public ownership of AI companies and its implications.
Ant and James change things up a bit this week by talking about a great idea from Bernie Sanders. Most of that is true. Ant and James do, in fact, talk about an idea Bernie Sanders has. 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer 01:19 IRS Tax Forms, Privacy, and Dual Citizenship 05:29 Public Opinion Polls and Political Popularity 09:17 Foolishness of the Week: Jill Biden and Joe Biden’s Debate Performance 15:02 Virginia’s New Electric Vehicle Tax 18:49 Trump, AI Regulation, and Government Oversight 20:53 Bernie Sanders Wants Public Ownership of AI Companies 23:44 Who Should Benefit from AI Wealth? 26:01 Why Government Ownership Would Hurt Innovation 29:44 Would AI Companies Leave the United States? 31:28 Is Bernie Serious or Just Campaigning? 33:15 Closing Thoughts
People in this episode
Hosts: Ant, James
Topics covered
- Artificial Intelligence
- Public Ownership
- Political Commentary
- Taxation
- Government Regulation
- Public Opinion
Keywords
- Bernie Sanders
- AI Companies
- Public Ownership
- Tax Forms
- Political Popularity
- Innovation
- Government Oversight
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: IRS, AI Companies
Places: United States
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