If AGI is too dangerous to stay private, labs should be nationalized like NASA
bookwormengr · x · 2026-07-26
A commenter argues that if AGI is truly dangerous, major labs such as Anthropic should not be private companies.
The proposed “logical conclusion” is full nationalization: a NASA-like model with a U.S. government-appointed board, public-sector-style salaries for researchers, no equity, and all profits flowing to the Treasury. The post is framed as a debate invitation about whether powerful frontier AI should be run as a public institution.
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