{"id":2609048,"date":"2026-06-01T11:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-proposes-having-government-take-half-of-anthropic-and-openai\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:58:19","slug":"sanders-proposes-having-government-take-half-of-anthropic-and-openai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-proposes-having-government-take-half-of-anthropic-and-openai\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders proposes having government take half of Anthropic and OpenAI"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsanders-proposes-having-government-take-half-of-anthropic-and-openai%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2609048&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Bernie Sanders says he will introduce legislation to make the federal government take a 50% stake in major AI companies-including OpenAI adn Anthropic-by creating a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buy-ban-or-copy-how-governments-are-responding-to-the-cryptocurrency-revolution\/\" title=\"Buy, Ban, Or Copy? How ...s Are Responding To The Cryptocurrency Revolution\">sovereign wealth fund<\/a>. In his view, the move should let the public share in AI\u2019s value because AI is rooted in the \u201ccollective intelligence\u201d of society, not created from nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders\u2019 proposal would rely on a one-time major tax on the companies, paid in stock rather than cash. He argues the government would use voting rights and equal board representation to counter the influence of \u201cBig Tech oligarchs\u201d and protect citizens\u2019 interests. He also says the fund\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baby-bonds-cory-booker-wants-to-give-every-american-child-up-to-2000-per-year-until-theyre-18\/\" title=\"\u2018Baby Bonds\u2019: Cory Booker Wants To Give Every American Child Up To ,000 Per Year Until They\u2019re 18\">growing wealth<\/a> would be distributed to taxpayers through direct payments and,over time,support a baseline standard of living,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-parents-shocked-after-learning-students-will-return-to-schools-with-homeless-encampments\/\" title=\"Seattle Parents Shocked After Learning Students Will Return To Schools With Homeless Encampments\">including access<\/a> to health care,education,and housing. The article notes that figures at AI firms have previously suggested similar wealth-fund ideas, and that the outlet requested comments from several companies and Sanders\u2019 office.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"41\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) proposed that the federal government take a 50% stake in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1658\">artificial intelligence<\/a> companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic, to be held in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >newly created sovereign wealth fund<\/a> that would benefit the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders, a self-described \u201cdemocratic socialist,\u201d said he would introduce specific legislation in the next few weeks to impose a one-time major tax on the companies to be paid in stock rather than cash. He provided broad details about his vision for the plan in a <em>New York Times<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/01\/opinion\/artificial-intelligence-bernie-sanders.html\">op-ed<\/a> on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4585181\/trump-administration-economy-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How the Trump administration is working to convince the public that the economy is improving<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4587876\/tough-news-kevin-warsh-first-week-federal-reserve\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tough news for Kevin Warsh in first full week as Fed chairman<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4586167\/what-to-know-trump-accounts-new-app\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What to know about Trump Accounts as Treasury rolls out new app<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4587876\/tough-news-kevin-warsh-first-week-federal-reserve\/\"><strong>TOUGH NEWS FOR KEVIN WARSH IN FIRST FULL WEEK AS FED CHAIRMAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders argued in the op-ed that AI is sourced from the public\u2019s \u201ccollective intelligence,\u201d rather than just being built \u201cout of thin air.\u201d He contended that as the technology, which he considers the \u201cmost transformational technology in the history of the world,\u201d continues to proliferate, the public should be able to benefit financially from companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan \u201cwould create a sovereign wealth fund through a one-time 50 percent tax \u2014 not on the profits of OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI and other companies, but paid with something far more valuable than that: the stock,\u201d Sanders wrote of the proposal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders argued that doing so would be a counterbalance to AI\u2019s direction being dictated by \u201ca handful of Big Tech oligarchs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe federal government would have the power, through its voting shares and an equal representation on each company\u2019s board, to block decisions that hurt our citizens and to push for policies that help them,\u201d Sanders said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second incentive for creating such a fund would be to provide taxpayers with the financial benefits of the AI boom. Sanders indicated that such benefits under his plan would come in the form of financial disbursements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo start, the billions, if not trillions, of dollars generated by this fund would provide direct payments to the American people,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cAnd as the fund generates more and more wealth, the proceeds would be used to ensure that every man, woman and child in our country has a decent and dignified standard of living, including health care, education and housing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders noted that figures at OpenAI and Anthropic have themselves floated the idea of wealth funds with AI profits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders\u2019s op-ed links a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/5853510-ai-tax-proposal-public-ownership\/amp\/\">proposal<\/a> that would have AI firms paying a new tax in stock rather than cash. The authors argue that such an AI tax would give the public fractional ownership, which would be a way to pay back \u201call the data that was rightfully theirs to begin with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> asked OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI for comment about the Sanders proposal and to Sanders\u2019s office about further details of the tax aspect of the plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4586167\/what-to-know-trump-accounts-new-app\/\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TRUMP ACCOUNTS AS TREASURY ROLLS OUT NEW APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders said the legislation would be filed in the coming weeks. It will undoubtedly be closely scrutinized by AI evangelists and lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut the principle is simple: When a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-was-offered-more-than-4-million-for-pandemic-leadership-book-report-says\/\" title=\"Andrew Cuomo Was Offered More Than  Million For Pandemic \u2018Leadership\u2019 Book, Report Says\">public resource<\/a> generates wealth, the public should share in that wealth,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cA.I. is being built on a public resource far more valuable than oil: the accumulated knowledge, creativity and labor of mankind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanders proposes a 50% federal stake in AI firms via a public wealth fund<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3360,"featured_media":2609049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26103028792398.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51738,5509,5894],"class_list":["post-2609048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ai-2","tag-antitrust","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26103028792398.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3360"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609048"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609052,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609048\/revisions\/2609052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}