Wealth Capture
9 policies in this domain scored against the Discontinuity Thesis v3.3.
1
Data Compensation
Requiring AI companies to compensate individuals for the data used to train AI systems.
70
Heavy Cope
2
Automation & Robot Taxes
Taxes specifically on automation and AI systems that replace human workers.
69
Heavy Cope
3
Benefit Sharing
Mechanisms to distribute AI productivity gains across society rather than concentrating them.
55
Partial Cope
4
Windfall Clause
Pre-commitment by AI companies to share profits above a threshold with society.
55
Partial Cope
5
Global Corporate Tax
International minimum corporate tax rates to prevent AI companies from tax arbitrage.
50
Partial Cope
6
Wealth Taxes
Annual taxes on net wealth to redistribute gains from AI-driven capital appreciation.
50
Partial Cope
7
AI Equity Taxation
Requiring AI companies to contribute equity stakes to public funds as a condition of deployment.
46
Partial Cope
8
Consumption Taxes
Taxes on consumption (VAT, sales tax) to fund redistribution as labor income declines.
45
Partial Cope
9
Minority Public Ownership
Government acquisition of minority stakes in major AI companies for public benefit.
44
Partial Cope