Andrew Yang proposes $15K for families as AI transforms US economy
Yang says families should get $15,000 a year as AI companies gain value from Americans’ data and lawmakers lag on economic risks.
- Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is reviving his direct-payment proposal, now advocating for families to receive $15,000 annually to compensate Americans for personal data used to train AI systems.
- AI models are built on data sold for "about $300 billion a year," Yang argues, yet technology companies capture immense value while citizens receive little direct benefit from these developments.
- The proposal echoes Yang's 2020 campaign, which promoted a "Freedom Dividend" of $1,000 per month; his warnings about automation-driven job losses have gained renewed attention as companies increasingly automate work.
- Criticizing both Democrats and Republicans, Yang told Scripps News that the political class is "a little bit out of touch," warning officials remain too focused on partisan conflict to address AI's consequences.
- The Forward Party founder, who left the Democratic Party, did not rule out another White House run in 2028, saying he remains interested in helping the country if circumstances align.
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Andrew Yang Proposes $15,000 Payments as AI Reshapes Economy
NEW YORK, New York — Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is reviving his signature direct-payment proposal as artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the economy, this time calling for families to receive $15,000 annually. Yang told Scripps News that Americans should be compensated because their personal data helped create the enormously valuable AI systems now being developed by companies such as OpenAI, Google and Meta. “These AI models…
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Andrew Yang proposes $15K for families as AI transforms US economy
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is warning that rapid advances in artificial intelligence are creating economic challenges that the nation's political leaders have been slow to confront. "Unfortunately, our political class is a little bit old, a little bit out of touch," Yang said in an interview with Jon Leiberman, host of Scripps News' "Catch Me Up. "I think they're going to wake up to this though because this is affecting their kids…
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