OpenAI and the Trump administration are negotiating a direct government stake in the AI startup. The idea is a "Public Wealth Fund" that would pay out directly to American citizens. Senator Bernie Sanders wants to push through a 50 percent tax on AI shares by law. Critics fear the arrangement could create a "too big to fail" dynamic similar to the 2008 financial crisis.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman first shared the idea with the Trump administration in 2025, according to a source.

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…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly in talks with the Trump administration over a proposal that could give the US government a stake in the company. As part of the discussions,…

Trump has embraced government investment in private companies in his second term, scrambling his party's politics. His administration last year secured a 10 per cent stake in the…

OpenAI and the Trump administration are negotiating a direct government stake in the AI startup. The idea is a "Public Wealth Fund" that would pay out directly to American…

Trump will meet AI companies on a plan to give Americans equity in firms like $850bn OpenAI. He has already taken stakes in Intel and IBM. Sanders wants half. No legal mechanism…

The Trump administration is reportedly in talks to acquire an equity stake in OpenAI, aiming to ensure the American public benefits from advancements in artificial intelligence.

OpenAI and the Trump administration are discussing a potential US government equity stake in the AI company, tied to a Public Wealth Fund proposal from

The plan proposed by OpenAI would involve setting up a fund into which AI companies would contribute equity so the American public can share in the lossmaking sector’s soaring…

Trump announces plans for federal equity stakes in AI companies like OpenAI, with profits potentially distributed to American households as dividends.

From Washington to Brussels, the fight over who controls artificial intelligence is reaching a turning point, and history suggests the public has always had to wrestle essential…

According to NOTUS, senior US officials have held preliminary discussions with major AI firms about the government receiving shares in their companies.