ValueBase, backed by Sam Altman’s Hydrazine, raises $1.6 million seed round

ValueBase, backed by Sam Altman’s Hydrazine, raises $1.6 million seed round

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI can help usher in “unbelievable abundance,” but he says he wants to ensure that such abundance is shared. Toward that end, Altman has embraced a theory of 19th century political economist Henry George, who in his own lifetime worried about wealth amassing in the hands of the few following the industrial revolution. George posited that greater equality could be enjoyed if the economic value of land belonged equally to all members of society.

Altman similarly believes that in a world where jobs may create less economic value, a land tax could make up for income tax and guarantee that all individuals’ assets rise as land — a fixed asset — grows in value. He’s putting his money where his mouth is, too, leading a seed round in a six-month-old startup that represents a step in that same direction.

ValueBase, backed by Sam Altman’s Hydrazine, raises $1.6 million seed round

Feb 1, 2023, 9:37am UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/01/valuebase-backed-by-sam-altmans-hydrazine-raises-1-6-million-seed-round/ > OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI can help usher in “unbelievable abundance,” but he says he wants to ensure that such abundance is shared. Toward that end, Altman has embraced a theory of 19th century political economist Henry George, who in his own lifetime worried about wealth amassing in the hands of the few following the industrial revolution. George posited that greater equality could be enjoyed if the economic value of land belonged equally to all members of society. > Altman similarly believes that in a world where jobs may create less economic value, a land tax could make up for income tax and guarantee that all individuals’ assets rise as land — a fixed asset — grows in value. He’s putting his money where his mouth is, too, leading a seed round in a six-month-old startup that represents a step in that same direction.