OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day work week
By Rebecca Bellan
Published on April 6, 2026.
OpenAI has proposed a set of policy proposals for the future of AI technology, including public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day work week. The proposals aim to reshape wealth and work in an "intelligence age" where superintelligent machines could disrupt work and production. The company has proposed shifting the tax burden from labor to capital, but does not specify a corporate tax rate. It also suggests higher taxes on corporate income, AI-driven returns, or capital gains at the top. The proposal also includes a Public Wealth Fund to give Americans an automatic public stake in AI companies and AI infrastructure, even if they’re not invested in the market. These proposals have been released amid increasing anxiety around AI, which has been linked to job displacement, wealth concentration, and data center buildouts across the country. OpenAI also suggests that companies boost retirement matches or contributions, cover a larger share of healthcare costs, and subsidize child or eldercare.
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