Sanders Proposes AI Sovereign Wealth Fund With Direct Payments to Americans

Executive Briefing

• Proposes mandatory 50% equity transfer from major AI firms like OpenAI and xAI to a public fund
• Distributes fund revenue as direct cash payments to Americans, modeled on Alaska's oil dividend program
• Frames AI as built on collective human knowledge, arguing public deserves ownership stake in its profits
• Experts warn mandatory equity transfer faces steep legal, political, and industry opposition unlikely to pass