OpenAI Publishes 'Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age' — Robot Tax, 4-Day Workweek, Public Wealth Fund

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OpenAI released a 13-page policy paper on April 12 titled 'Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age: Ideas to Keep People First' — its most explicit acknowledgment that AI could reshape society faster than it can adapt. Key proposals include a robot tax on automated labor, a four-day workweek, portable benefits that follow workers between jobs, and shifting the tax base from payroll to capital gains. OpenAI warns that AI automation could collapse the wage and payroll tax revenue funding Social Security, Medicaid, and SNAP.