"There’s something very interesting about it, where it almost becomes a partnership with the American public," the president said.

Advanced AI models are no longer treated simply as commercial products; they are increasingly regarded as strategic assets linked to national power.

US administration is exploring stakes in major AI firms days after Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed public ownership of leading AI companies.

Per NOTUS, senior US officials held early talks with AI firms about the government acquiring shares, an idea Sam Altman has floated since 2025.

While the planning is ongoing and details are in flux, discussions have centered on having the firms voluntarily cede the shares to the government, the report from NOTUS says

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman first pitched the idea directly to President Donald Trump in early 2025, according to Notus

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

Presidente americano sugere que 'parceria' vai aliviar preocupações de eleitores com a tecnologia

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…

WASHINGTON, June 5 : U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters that his team is looking into the idea of AI companies giving the American public a stake in their firms.…

Segundo agência de notícias, funcionários do alto escalão do governo já iniciaram discussões preliminares com companhias do setor sobre a eventual compra de participações pelo…

'There’s so much money and it’s so big that there are concepts where pieces could be given to the American public,' Trump said.

Trump has made AI a focal point, signing executive orders meant to spur growth even while public sentiment remains mixed.

President Trump said he's exploring the federal government acquiring shares in AI companies, likening it to a \

"Somos líderes por delante de China, somos líderes sobre todos en el mundo en cuanto a la IA, y queremos que siga siendo así", dice

“Il popolo Usa può trarre vantaggio. Le incontrerò a breve”

US government could take stakes in major AI companies - SiliconANGLE

"You make them a partnership in this revolution," Trump told reporters Friday. "It would be a beautiful thing."

Digital news outlet NOTUS reported on Thursday that senior U.S. officials held preliminary discussions with AI companies about the potential for the government to buy some…

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he would meet top artificial intelligence firms to discuss the possibility of the government taking a stake in their companies

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…