Bernie Sanders on Sam Altman: He’s a Good Salesman
Not long after Bernie Sanders first proposed an AI sovereign wealth fund where the public would obtain a 50 percent ownership stake in certain AI companies, he held an hour-long private meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at his Senate office.
Sanders spoke to WIRED’s global editorial director Katie Drummond about what he came away thinking about after that meeting with Altman.
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Released on 07/02/2026
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