HomeEconomy & PoliticsOutside the BoxOutside the BoxWhy we actually own the capital behind the AI revolutionJuly 6, 2026, 7:32 a.m. ETEven OpenAI knows the future it is hawking is deeply flawed. When the company recently released its policy blueprint for the “Intelligence Age,” it had to concede that the economic disruption heading our way is unlike anything we’ve seen before. OpenAI’s response is to propose a public wealth fund, seeded partly by AI companies, with returns distributed directly to citizens.It is an acknowledgment that something is going badly wrong with how AI’s gains are being distributed. But let’s be clear about what it represents: breadcrumbs.Partner CenterMost Popular