The CEO pitched the idea as a way to bring economic benefits from AI to the public, according to NOTUS, which added that Altman first pitched the idea to President Donald Trump early last year. [Link: Senior U.S. Officials Eye Government Shares in AI Giants | https://www.notus.org/technology/trump-ai-stake-openai | NOTUS]

The OpenAI CEO’s trip comes as the dust settles on the president’s executive order addressing advanced AI models with nerve-wracking cyber capabilities.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order about AI this week, which Altman voiced support for.