"Taxing AI is one way we make sure the winnings from AI benefit all Americans, rather than channeling them only to the wealthy few," writes Senator Elizabeth Warren.

"Taxing AI is one way we make sure the winnings from AI benefit all Americans, rather than channeling them only to the wealthy few," writes Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Warren's tax proposal is the latest progressive response to a technology that is increasingly unpopular.

Tech leaders are proposing AI dividends and token taxes to head off more-radical ideas.

Senator Elizabeth Warren proposes taxing AI companies and data centers via an energy excise tax, with potential ripple effects for crypto and decentralized compute.

Warren urges taxes on AI, warning that automation could deepen inequality, displace workers, and create a "permanent underclass."

In a Time magazine op-ed published Wednesday, the Massachusetts Democrat argued that the economic gains tied to AI are not being broadly shared. Instead, she said, they...

"Taxing AI directly ties the solution directly to the problem," wrote Rep. Greg Casar. "If AI use grows quickly, driving layoffs alongside it, the revenue from an AI tax would go…

Tech titans are keenly aware that the politics of extreme wealth could turn dangerous fast.