Joseph Stiglitz

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Nobel laureate economist based at Columbia University

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Location: United States

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Governments should tax capital, not labor, as AI makes human work less central to the economy

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What we must recognize is that we created a system where workers don't have much bargaining power. In that kind of world AI may be an ally of the employer and weaken workers' bargaining power even more, which could increase inequality even more. [...... more AI Verified source (2025)

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AGI could make governments subordinate to the companies that develop it

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It is an oligarchy with better technology. [...] If the tech oligarchs continue in their mindset overall of downscaling government, that will impair the ability of government to facilitate the AI transition. AI Verified source (2026)

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The first company or companies to develop AGI could gain control over a majority of economic activity

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The market believes that there are going to be high returns to these investments. That is predicated on two assumptions: that AI will be technologically successful and that there will be limited competition. [...] if it's technologically successful, ... more AI Unverifiable source (2026)

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