Alex Bores knows AI from the inside. He built software at Palantir Technologies, the data-analytics firm backed by Peter Thiel. Now a New York assemblymember and Democratic candidate for Congress in the 12th district, he’s pitching a plan to make sure everyday Americans get a cut of AI’s gains. His ‘AI Dividend’ would trigger direct payments if the technology wipes out jobs on a massive scale. Axios broke the story on April 20, 2026. Bores frames it as insurance. “You don’t take out fire insurance because you expect your house to burn down—you have insurance in case something goes awry,” he told Axios . AI leaders keep warning of labor upheaval. Sam Altman of OpenAI has said the tech will “eliminate a lot of current jobs.” Anthropic’s Dario Amodei sees a potential ‘nightmare’ where millions lag behind explosive growth. Elon Musk predicts work becomes optional. Bores’ memo argues past innovations created jobs. AI aims different—to replace them all. Government must act before displacement hits.…