Extreme Concentration of Wealth and Power
If a small number of companies own the systems that replace human labor, the economic gains will flow upward while millions of families lose income, bargaining power, purpose, and stability.
Without public intervention, AI can intensify inequality beyond anything America has previously experienced. A technology that can transform or threaten the lives of nearly everyone should not be governed mainly by the ambitions of a few labs, CEOs, billionaires, or investors.
This is not about punishing success. It is about making sure that a general-purpose intelligence engine, built on the collective knowledge of humanity, serves humanity rather than a handful of owners.
- The systems that can replace labor are being built by a small number of very large companies.
- When labor is replaced, income that used to flow to workers flows to the owners of the systems instead.
- Concentrated economic power becomes concentrated political power, which weakens the ability of citizens to respond.
- Public intervention is the only mechanism that has ever reversed concentration on this scale.
What we are asking for
The safeguards most relevant to this danger. See all six on Our Solutions.
Worker and Family Protections
Protections for the workers and families who will bear the cost of automation first, so that the gains from AI do not flow only upward while millions lose income, purpose, and stability.
Public Oversight and Meaningful Regulation
Strong public oversight and meaningful AI regulation, so that ordinary people, elected representatives, workers, parents, and communities have a real voice in how this technology is developed and deployed.
Transparency from AI Developers
Transparency from AI developers about what they are building, what it can do, who it affects, and what safeguards are in place, backed by independent monitoring.
Limits on Dangerous Capabilities
Limits on the release of dangerous capabilities, so that the most hazardous systems are held back until they can be shown to be safe.
Common questions
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