19 August 2026
Andrew Yang proposes $15,000 annual payments for AI data use
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- Yang, a former U.S. presidential candidate, suggested paying families $15,000 per year as compensation for data used by AI companies to train their systems.
- The proposal frames personal data as a resource that generates wealth for AI companies, advocating direct financial compensation to citizens for that value extraction.
