Comment by S. Yash Kalash

Senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation; expert in strategy, public policy, digital technology and financial services.
If firms own the AGI systems that automate most economic activity, they may provide stipends, dividends or services to users, effectively becoming private welfare institutions. Economic efficiency may improve, but democratic accountability would weaken. Citizenship would matter less than platform membership, and the legitimacy of the state itself could erode as corporations assume responsibility for livelihoods.
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AI Verified The quote directly says AGI-owning firms could weaken democratic accountability and erode state legitimacy. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified The passage says AGI-owning companies could erode state legitimacy; recorded for vote matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified CIGI article (21 May 2026) by S. Yash Kalash contains the exact passage. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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