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Comment by Larry Fink

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Chairman and CEO of BlackRock
There's a real risk artificial intelligence could widen wealth inequality if ownership does not broaden alongside it.
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AI Verified Verified. BlackRock’s official 2026 Chairman’s Letter and BlackRock’s SEC filing contain the sentence, with only the list lead-in added: “Third, there’s a real risk artificial intelligence could widen wealth inequality if ownership does not broaden alongside it.” The letter is signed by Laurence Fink, and reliable secondary coverage (including CNN/Pensions Expert) reproduces the same wording; Fortune’s March 24, 2026 article discusses that same annual-letter passage. ([blackrock.com](https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/investor-relations/larry-fink-annual-chairmans-letter)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Verified Quote verified. WebFetch of the Fortune source returned HTTP 403, but web search confirmed the exact text "There's a real risk artificial intelligence could widen wealth inequality if ownership does not broaden alongside it" is attributed to Larry Fink (BlackRock Chairman/CEO) in his 2026 Chairman's Letter to investors, reported by Fortune, CNN, Fox Business, Yahoo Finance and others. Author attribution correct; year 2026 current. No vote is associated with this quote (vote is null), so there is no vote direction to align. The quote is relevant to the statement "The economic gains from frontier AI should be shared with every person on Earth" — Fink's concern about ownership broadening relates to sharing AI's economic gains. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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