OpenAI Unveils 'New Deal' Blueprint For Superintelligence
Techstrong.ai, Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
OpenAI's new blueprint for superintelligence - artificial intelligence (AI) that outperforms the collective brilliance of humanity - argues incremental policy tweaks will no longer suffice; it requires a fundamental redesign of the American social and economic contract.
The 13-page policy paper, 'Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age: Ideas to Keep People First,' proposes the creation of a National Public Wealth Fund. OpenAI suggests that as AI drives massive corporate profits, the benefits should be distributed directly to all citizens, regardless of their current wealth.
To fund this and protect a tax base potentially hollowed out by automation, OpenAI proposes a 'robot tax,' levies on companies that significantly reduce costs by replacing human labor with automated systems; moving from payroll taxes toward higher capital gains and corporate income taxes; and using fund returns to provide 'citizen dividends,' ensuring the AI boom doesn't just enrich a handful of tech giants.