US government could take stakes in major AI companies
U.S. officials are weighing a proposal that could see the federal government take stakes in leading artificial intelligence providers.
The discussions were first reported by news outlet NOTUS on Thursday. According to Politico, President Donald Trump confirmed the report today during a press briefing aboard Air Force One. Trump stated that he will likely meet with representatives of “all the big” AI developers at the White House next week.
The report didn’t specify the companies that could be involved in the initiative. OpenAI Group PBC Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman visited Washington, D.C., earlier this week to meet with administration officials. Dario Amodei, his counterpart at Anthropic PBC, held discussions at the White House in April.
“There’s a concept out there, there’s so much money and it’s so big that there are concepts where pieces could be given to the American public, where the American public essentially becomes a partner with the companies,” Trump said today.
