Helen Nissenbaum

As policyholders debate who should benefit from artificial intelligence, Cornell Tech professor Helen Nissenbaum says it's important to remember what AI is built on.

We get sucked into the idea that the machines are creating.

rather than understanding that the machines are creating from what humans have created.

Nissenbaum argues that everyday Americans don't get compensated for AI using what it gleans from them.

OpenAI has suggested a public wealth fund that could give all people a share of AI profits, while Anthropic has called for policies to help workers benefit if the technology displaces jobs on a large scale.

Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.

As policyholders debate who should benefit from artificial intelligence, Cornell Tech professor Helen Nissenbaum says it's important to remember what AI is built on.

We get sucked into the idea that the machines are creating rather than understanding that the machines are creating from what humans have created.

Nissenbaum argues that everyday Americans don't get compensated for AI using what it gleans from them.

OpenAI has suggested a public wealth fund that could give all people a share of AI profits, while Anthropic has called for policies to help workers benefit if the technology displaces jobs on a large scale.

Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.