Ro Khanna

Our taxpayer dollars and philanthropic dollars funded the development of AI at Dartmouth, MIT, and at Stanford with ImageNet and with the Digital Library Project that helped give birth to Google. To whom much is given, at least, a little is expected.... more Unverified source (2026)

At a time when machines are replacing low- and middle-income workers, we want there to be an incentive to get people to a basic income. AI Unverifiable source (2016)

We need regulations that prevent companies from using AI to eliminate jobs to extract greater profits. Artists at these companies need to have a say in how AI is deployed. They should share in the profits. And there should be a tax on mass displaceme... more Unverified source (2026)

We have to fix the tax code's anti-human bias. Robots get accelerated depreciation, while hiring humans comes with payroll taxes. Unverified source (2026)