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Karasu

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9. This is NOT a substitute for regulation and should not be treated as such. Fuck Altman. And it would need to be a

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:12 PM

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controlling interest to be even remotely worth it.

If this indeed being offered as a substitute for regulation, it needs to be rejected fucking wholesale. Bernie is smarter than that.

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Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Sam Altman are all talking about public ownership in AI [View all] Omaha Steve Yesterday OP

I would like to correct Sen. Sanders WA-03 Democrat Yesterday #1

Oh, great.... reACTIONary Yesterday #2

If we're lucky TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #3

What about the water and electricity needed for all the data centers? SamuelAdams Yesterday #4

and all the other ramifications SamuelTheThird Yesterday #5

See this GD thread for those and others talking about it, how it's built on the fantasy that AI is highplainsdem Yesterday #6

That's EXACTLY what this is really about. Karasu 23 hrs ago #11

Btw, Altman has offered shifting ideas over the years about sharing any profits from AI, and they've highplainsdem Yesterday #7

It's his transparent attempt to deflect from the desperate need for strict regulation. Karasu 23 hrs ago #10

The public would need a controlling interest, or whatever comes from AI will be watered down over time Uncle Joe Yesterday #8

This is NOT a substitute for regulation and should not be treated as such. Fuck Altman. And it would need to be a Karasu Yesterday #9