OpenAI published a 13-page policy paper proposing capital gains taxes on corporations automating workers, a public wealth fund, and government-funded four-day workweeks. Released simultaneously with a New Yorker investigation documenting OpenAI's history of publicly backing AI regulation while privately suppressing safety bills, the timing undermined credibility. DC policymakers and safety advocates remain skeptical of the company's follow-through.
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OpenAI made economic proposals — here’s what DC thinks of them
OpenAI proposed automation taxes and a public wealth fund to DC while being simultaneously exposed for privately suppressing safety bills—a credibility blow that left policymakers skeptical of the company's follow-through.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline
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