Should AI labs be nationalized instead of IPOing? AI circles debate
MatthewBerman · x · 2026-09-13
A proposal circulating on X suggests frontier AI labs should cancel IPOs and be nationalized: the US Treasury as sole shareholder could coordinate compute, model releases, security standards and pacing without rival firms colluding. Matthew Berman counters that government-run labs sound like a terrible idea.
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