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Sam Altman asks if government can nationalize artificial general intelligence

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by recursivecaveat

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Rhymes with that time 3 months ago they floated the idea of the government backstopping their debt: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/technology/openai-finance...

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by conartist6

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I have a really cool idea! In this system nobody owns any property, and to keep everyone happy the government tells you how to live your life.
Does anyone happen to know what would a system like that be called?

by oompydoompy74

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Hey y’all I’m starting to think this dude might not be a good guy! What a surprise.

by Centigonal

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by 7777777phil

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Nationalization assumes AGI creates a monopoly worth seizing. But if multiple labs converge simultaneously and price it toward marginal cost, there's nothing to nationalize. The question is whether governments coordinate before commoditization makes the whole debate moot. History suggests they don't: https://philippdubach.com/posts/is-ai-really-eating-the-worl...