{"slug": "what-if-the-u-s-government-owned-stock-in-ai-companies", "title": "What if the U.S. Government Owned Stock in AI Companies?", "summary": "The U.S. government could own stock in AI companies to compensate Americans for jobs lost to automation, a proposal that raises questions about economic policy and corporate governance. Ray Schroeder explores the idea of public equity stakes as a mechanism for redistributing AI-driven profits to displaced workers.", "body_md": "What if the U.S. Government Owned Stock in AI Companies?\n\n \n\njdimaggio@upcea.edu\n\nWed, 07/15/2026 - 03:00 AM\n\nWho is responsible for compensating Americans for jobs lost to AI?\n\nByline(s)\n\nRay Schroeder", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-if-the-u-s-government-owned-stock-in-ai-companies", "canonical_source": "https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/online-trending-now/2026/07/15/what-if-us-government-owned-stock-ai-companies", "published_at": "2026-07-15 07:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-15 09:38:44.005182+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["U.S. Government", "Ray Schroeder"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-if-the-u-s-government-owned-stock-in-ai-companies", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-if-the-u-s-government-owned-stock-in-ai-companies.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-if-the-u-s-government-owned-stock-in-ai-companies.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-if-the-u-s-government-owned-stock-in-ai-companies.jsonld"}}