Alaska's Permanent Fund provides an example of how residents can share in the wealth generated by natural resources. Each year, eligible Alaskans receive a dividend funded by investment earnings from the state's oil revenues. This October, residents will receive $1,200 each. 

Alaska's model raises an important question: Could Americans benefit from AI-generated wealth in a similar way? An AI Dividend Trust Fund could apply the principle of shared prosperity to the nation's growing AI economy. 

Anthropic has announced plans to dedicate 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund, while Elon Musk says he intends to give every American child a share of SpaceX. Both proposals reflect growing discussions about how the public could benefit financially from technological advancement. 

As AI creates new wealth and changes the workforce, an AI Dividend Trust Fund could help ensure Americans share in that economic growth, not just the companies developing the technology. 

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva warns that AI's impact on the workforce is just beginning. She describes the coming disruption as a “slow-moving tsunami,” with younger workers potentially facing some of the greatest challenges as they enter an already changing job market. 

AI may create new opportunities, but not every worker will benefit equally or at the same time. An AI Dividend Trust Fund offers a way for Americans to share in AI-driven economic growth, providing greater economic security as the workforce adapts. 

Kroger plans to eliminate 3,000 corporate jobs over the next three years as it expands its use of artificial intelligence. CEO Greg Foran told employees, “The way work gets done is changing across every industry; we must adapt and take advantage of technology.” 

As businesses use AI to improve efficiency, workers are beginning to experience the changes firsthand. An AI Dividend Trust Fund would help ensure Americans share in the economic value AI creates, even as companies rethink how work gets done. 

Economist Paul Krugman warns that massive investments in AI data centers could reduce demand for workers across the economy. Unlike investments in other industries, data centers require relatively few permanent employees. Krugman writes, “Reduced demand for labor will put downward pressure on wages,” even if unemployment does not rise dramatically. 

AI could generate enormous economic growth while shifting more income toward companies and investors rather than workers. An AI Dividend Trust Fund offers a way for Americans to share in that growth, providing economic benefits beyond traditional wages. 

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos believes AI could make three-day workweeks and single-income households possible. In a recent Fox News interview, Bezos said, “Some people will also decide, you know what? I can support my family by working three days a week.” He argues that increased productivity could give Americans more freedom over how much they work. 

If AI allows people to work less while producing more, who benefits from that additional economic value? An AI Dividend Trust Fund would help ensure Americans share in the prosperity AI creates, not just the companies developing it. 

A new McKinsey analysis projects that AI and automation could reduce demand for 36 million U.S. jobs by 2035 while growth elsewhere creates about 41 million. But roughly 11 million Americans may need to change careers entirely. As McKinsey puts it, “The next decade’s challenge is mobility, not scarcity.”  

AI may create new opportunities while still disrupting millions of workers. An AI Dividend Trust Fund could help ensure Americans share in AI-driven growth as the workforce adapts. 

Elon Musk says AI and robotics could eventually create an “age of abundance” where people have access to better healthcare and what he calls “universal high income.” At the same time, Musk acknowledged that jobs will change as the technology advances. 

The question is how Americans participate in that potential prosperity. An AI Dividend Trust Fund would give Americans a direct stake in the economic value AI creates, helping ensure that greater productivity and growth translate into benefits for everyone. 

The mass job losses once predicted from AI have not materialized. Stanford research  cited by The Guardian found employment trends remain largely stable in occupations  expected to feel AI’s effects first. But AI is still changing work, from the skills employers  expect to how much an individual worker can accomplish.  That distinction matters. The case for an AI Dividend Trust Fund does not depend on AI  eliminating millions of jobs. As AI increases productivity and creates economic value,  the question remains: How can Americans share in that growth? 

President Donald Trump has proposed creating a federal “AI Force” and appointing an AI czar as Washington considers how to respond to the technology’s rapid development. At the same time, new research cited by KLTV found that 45% of surveyed Americans are afraid or very afraid AI could replace their jobs. As policymakers consider how government should respond to AI, the economic impact should be part of the conversation. UiCoalition advocates for an AI Dividend Trust Fund so Americans can share in the economic value AI creates.

Despite concerns about AI replacing workers, the latest U.S. employment figures show no surge in AI-driven job losses. The Economist estimates AI has created 1 million new U.S. jobs, while some analysts say it could ultimately create as many jobs as it eliminates. 

AI’s impact on work is still unfolding. An AI Dividend Trust Fund could ensure Americans share in the economic growth AI creates as the workforce evolves. 

Elon Musk predicts AI and humanoid robots could dramatically expand the global economy while reducing the need for human labor. He estimates digital AI alone could increase the global economy by 20% to 30%. 

Musk says that future could require a “universal high income.” An AI Dividend Trust Fund offers a way for Americans to share in the economic value AI and automation create. 

Artificial intelligence is already changing what workers do, even if its effects are not yet showing up clearly in unemployment numbers. OpenAI Chief Economist Ronnie Chatterji says workers are taking on tasks that once required other roles, while jobs centered on human interaction, including the “care economy,” could see growing demand as AI changes the workforce. He expects AI's broader productivity effects to become more visible in economic data over the next 18 to 24 months.

The shift shows why AI's impact on work is unlikely to be as simple as jobs gained or jobs lost. As the economy adjusts, an AI Dividend Trust Fund could give Americans another way to participate in the economic value AI creates.

Bill Gates is warning that the world is not prepared for how quickly AI could reshape the workforce. He argues that entry- and mid-level jobs could be hit first as AI becomes capable of replacing more human thinking, with blue-collar work facing similar pressure as robotics advances.

Gates put the stakes plainly: “AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice.” If AI creates enormous new wealth while reducing opportunities for work, Americans need a way to participate in that growth. An AI Dividend Trust Fund could help ensure the economic value AI creates is shared more broadly.

AI adoption is accelerating, but its benefits are not reaching every worker equally. Forbes reports that information workers make up about 44% of the U.S. workforce, while many frontline workers still lack access to AI tools and training. Just 6% of organizations surveyed said AI transformation is well integrated into frontline work.

That gap matters. AI could make work more productive and create significant new economic value, but access to those tools will not be equal across every job or industry.

An AI Dividend Trust Fund offers another way for Americans to participate in that growth, including workers who may never use AI as part of their daily jobs.