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Less work, equal pay: OpenAI lays out its vision for a world reshaped by superintelligence

OpenAI just published a superintelligence playbook for governments. Four-day workweeks and wealth funds included.

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Why it matters

OpenAI is moving beyond product to shape policy narrative around AI's societal impact. This signals how AI leaders are positioning themselves as stakeholders in post-AGI governance—a critical soft power play for the industry.

The key facts

4 to know
  1. OpenAI published policy paper on superintelligence governance

  2. Proposals include: public wealth fund, four-day workweek, higher capital gains taxes

  3. Framing positions OpenAI as thought leader on AI-driven economic restructuring

  4. Published April 2026—timing suggests forward-looking strategy document

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Publisher excerpt: In a new policy paper, OpenAI lays out how governments should prepare for superintelligence, with proposals that include a public wealth fund, a four-day workweek, and higher capital gains taxes for top earners.
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