AI labs will cut you a check and critics will cash it, argues commentator on AI profit distribution
rand_longevity · x · 2026-10-21
A provocative take: AI labs will soon pay individuals directly, and everyone loudly opposing the idea will cash the checks anyway. The author argues five companies don't get to own the output of a 330-million-person country, framing the payments not as charity but as 'the price of being allowed to operate' — a notable entry in the AI profit-sharing / UBI debate.
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