Had a nice chat with @GWToday about my AI research with @polcz.bsky.social They summarize our paper here: gwtoday.gwu.edu/ask-gw-exper...

Ask a GW Expert: How Could Tax Policy Mitigate Harms Caused by Artificial Intelligence? | GW Today | The George Washington University

Jeremy Bearer-Friend, associate professor of law, has proposed a sovereign wealth fund using stock shares from AI firms, attracting interest from U.S. senators.

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Temporary.

Annemarie Bridy@annemariebridy.bsky.social · last wk.

"This data suggests...that workers are not 'automating themselves out of existence' w/AI. Instead, [they] seem to overwhelmingly be using AI to 'augment their work by automating routine cognitive tasks and simultaneously collaborating with AI in their performance of non-routine cognitive work.'”

And now maybe California can be the one to enact the AI equity tax…

A tax paid with stock, not just cash, offers many lessons far beyond just AI. Take a look!

LPE Blog@lpeblog.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today, @bearerfriend.bsky.social and @polcz.bsky.social argue their AI equity tax proposal both curbs AI risk and shows how creative tax policy can advance the Left's broader agenda.

Today, @bearerfriend.bsky.social and @polcz.bsky.social argue their AI equity tax proposal both curbs AI risk and shows how creative tax policy can advance the Left's broader agenda.

What A Tax On AI Can Teach The Left

The rise of AI demands legislative action to mitigate its many risks. But rather than follow the same old regulatory playbook, Congress should instead embrace creative tax policy.

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According to @cnbc.com, "A remarkable 69% of Americans support requiring AI firms to transfer 50% of their stock to a public fund.” I think we're gonna win this @polcz.bsky.social!

Majority of U.S. workers support an AI wealth fund as tech layoffs surge, survey finds

A majority of U.S. employees now want an AI sovereign wealth fund to hold corporations more accountable, according to a recent survey, as tech layoffs rise.

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Thanks @taxnotes.com for contextualizing the AI Equity Tax that @bearerfriend.bsky.social and I propose against historical depression-era tax proposals! I learned a lot about tax history

Our AI Equity Tax framework is now positioned as the *moderate* tax response to AI, in Reuven Avi-Yonah's analysis: "The Bearer-Friend and Polcz proposal is a good beginning, but it may be that stronger solutions such as the public utility approach of the New Deal are necessary"

Wow! Honored to have the AI Equity Tax @bearerfriend.bsky.social and I proposed covered *twice* this week by @taxnotes.com, the journal of record in tax, read by practitioners, academics, and gov officials. Thanks for the thoughtful engagement with our work

The public is entitled to a share of these companies, but not like this. This is just corruption. A bribe. A backroom quid prop quo deal. Taxes aren’t voluntary. And they aren’t case by case. Time to tax large AI firms with a payment made in stock.

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last mo.

Good morning, New York. While you were sleeping, this FT exclusive was the most-read story ft.trib.al/fdWHCmU

This week on the Stanford Legal Podcast, @polcz.bsky.social and I discuss how large AI firms should pay a tax with stock, not just cash. Check it out! law.stanford.edu/stanford-leg...

The Case for a Public Share in AI | Stanford Law School

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Jeremy Bearer-Friend and I spoke with The Information about collaborating on our AI equity tax idea and the bill it inspired, introduced last week by Sen. Sanders. Ignore the title: it's every bit as much Prof. Bearer-Friend's brainchild. We're thrilled to see all the conversations it is starting!

The Information@theinformation.com · last mo.

Sanders’ new AI bill would create a $7 trillion public wealth fund, and one of its intellectual architects is a law professor embedded in Silicon Valley’s tech elite. Full story: https://thein.fo/3QStnYy

And now the AI Tax has been introduced in the United States Senate by @sanders.senate.gov. What a day. Full 38 page legislative text and bill summary below. www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...

The power of a good idea

My AI tax proposal with @polcz.bsky.social is starting to feel inevitable…

The American Prospect@prospect.org · 2mo ago

The case for having the government take co-ownership of AI—make that the *cases* for having the government take co-ownership of AI—grow louder. prospect.org?p=139804

Taxation as freedom from Aristocracy!

Jeremy Bearer-Friend@bearerfriend.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Reminder that, if Thomas Paine’s tax proposal were in effect, Musk would face a 100 percent tax rate on any annual gains above $1 billion. Full detailed in my paper with @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Great coverage of AI Tax options, leading with @sanders.senate.gov' plan for an AI Equity Tax to make the public co-owners of AI, based on the "Sharing the Algorithm" Columbia Journal of Tax Law article I wrote with @bearerfriend.bsky.social nytimes.com/2026/06/13/b...

Everyone Wants to Tax A.I. The Big Disagreement: How?

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Good digest of our recent AI tax work if want to see all one place taxprofblog.aals.org/2026/06/09/b...

people who work and invest in AI frequently ask me why their work polls so badly

I'm not just a tax professor. I also play one on TV. youtu.be/2mDEqasSUvI

MAGA tech spiral! New AI bill could make YOU RICH - and stop the next BAILOUT

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Wow! @sanders.senate.gov .senate.gov sure liked our article on how to tax AI! He took my proposal with Prof @bearerfriend.bsky.social to the max (Bernie being Bernie…) but he meets the moment: the idea is AI companies should pay a tax with stock, not just cash. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/o...

Opinion | Bernie Sanders: The Public Should Own Half of the Big A.I. Companies

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Not to brag, but… my proposal with @polcz.bsky.social to tax AI perfectly meets the moment here. Systemically important AI firms should pay a tax with equity so the public co-owns them. I can totally see the Right and the Left agreeing on this.

One Issue Uniting Democrats and Republicans? Worries About A.I.

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Wow even the Economist endorses our AI tax proposal! A tax paid with stock, not cash, starting to feel inevitable. www.economist.com/finance-and-...

How to share the AI windfall

Are taxes enough?

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Know any lawmakers looking to tax AI? We’ve got a proposal for them. "Our AI tax would give the public fractional ownership, alongside private investors, in large AI firms." Full op-ed here: thehill.com/opinion/tech...

Let the public share in the rewards of artificial intelligence

Blackstone and Anthropic are partnering to use AI to overhaul private equity-owned sectors, potentially leading to mass unemployment, while an AI tax paid with stock could help to share the rewards…

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Know any congressmen looking to tax AI? We’ve got a proposal for them. “Our AI tax would give the public fractional ownership, alongside private investors, in large AI firms.” Full op-ed here: thehill.com/opinion/tech...

Let the public share in the rewards of artificial intelligence

Blackstone and Anthropic are partnering to use AI to overhaul private equity-owned sectors, potentially leading to mass unemployment, while an AI tax paid with stock could help to share the rewards…

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Absolutely incredible. NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone. Watch with sound on.

First was a compelling conversation with @bearerfriend.bsky.social and @polcz.bsky.social on using tax policy to mitigate and compensate for generative AI societal-level harms on the @busscholarship.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3td... (2/5)

Business Scholarship Podcast - Ep.275 – Jeremy Bearer-Friend and Sarah Polcz on Taxing AI |

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We propose a framework for partial public ownership of AI via an AI equity tax. Thanks to Forbes @Forbes and Tax Notes @TaxNotes for the coverage. Find the TLDR overview of our (with @bearerfriend.bsky.social) args here: www.forbes.com/sites/taxnot...

Taxing Generative AI: The Future Of Tax Policy And Tech

In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, professors Jeremy Bearer-Friend and Sarah Polcz discuss their recent paper, “Sharing the Algorithm: The Tax Solution to Generative AI,” which outlines their proposal...

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This morning's podcast is out already! We discuss our proposed framework for fractional public ownership of AI -- an AI equity tax -- fielding the questions that need to be asked from @brianlfrye

Brian L. Frye@brianlfrye.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I just posted Ipse Dixit #830, featuring @bearerfriend.bsky.social @gwlaw.bsky.social & @polcz.bsky.social @ucdavislaw.bsky.social discussing their article "Sharing the Algorithm: The Tax Solution to Generative AI." shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...

Good news from the Supreme Court for a change: The Sony Betamax case lives! The Supreme Court refuses to expand the scope of secondary copyright liability beyond the bounds set in Grokster (inducement) and Sony (contributory infringement). www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...