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The US House Progressive Caucus has drafted a non-binding resolution calling on Congress to reject additional funding or special regulatory support for AI companies and financial institutions on the brink of bankruptcy due to AI market pressures, and to hold executives of tech companies that take excessive risks accountable. Representatives Greg Casar and Maxine Waters jointly led the introduction of the resolution, warning of the economic risks of an AI-related asset bubble, advocating that failed companies go through normal bankruptcy proceedings and that fraud liability be pursued, and demanding that federal funds be redirected to protect workers, retirees, and low-income groups. The resolution also notes that AI companies hold trillions of dollars in debt, and that stock market price-to-earnings ratios have approached the peak of the 1990s tech bubble. The resolution is still in the drafting stage, with no further progress yet.
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US House Progressive Caucus Drafts Resolution Opposing Bailouts for AI Companies
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Oct 30
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US House Progressive Caucus Proposes: Congress Should Not Bail Out AI Companies on the Brink of Bankruptcy
The US House Progressive Caucus has drafted a non-binding resolution calling on Congress to refuse additional funding or special regulatory support to AI companies and financial institutions on the brink of bankruptcy due to AI market pressures, and to hold executives of tech companies that take excessive risks accountable. Polls show that more than two-thirds of Americans prefer letting poorly run AI companies go through normal bankruptcy proceedings; shares of Nvidia-backed CoreWeave have fallen nearly 50% over the past month, and its co-founder has cashed out $3 billion.
Oct 29
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Representatives Casar and Waters Lead Democratic Resolution Opposing Bailouts for Big Tech's AI Bubble
Progressive U.S. Congressmembers Greg Casar and Maxine Waters jointly introduced a resolution warning of the economic risks of an AI-related asset bubble, opposing bailouts for companies and their executives hit by the bubble's bursting, and advocating that failed companies go through bankruptcy proceedings and be held accountable for fraud. The resolution notes that AI companies hold trillions of dollars in debt and that stock market price-to-earnings ratios have approached the peak of the 1990s tech bubble, and calls for federal funds to be redirected toward protecting workers, retirees, and low-income groups.