Abdul El-Sayed proposes public stakes and board control in AI companies
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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed proposes an AI Under Democracy plan that would require tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon to divest from frontier AI companies, according to The Guardian.
The plan also calls for public or elected control of 50% plus one of AI company board seats and regulation of datacenters.
The report describes this as a proposal by a candidate, not enacted policy, and does not give a timeline or mechanism for the divestment or board control.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 29, 9:22 AM ET
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AIMichigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed proposes AI Under Democracy, which would require tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon to divest from frontier AI companies. The plan also calls for public or elected control of 50% plus one of AI company board seats and regulation of datacenters.
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