US Government Considers Taking Equity Stakes in Leading AI Companies

Deep News06-06

According to a report from June 6th, three informed sources have disclosed that senior officials in the US government have held preliminary discussions with major American artificial intelligence companies about the possibility of the government taking equity stakes in these firms.

The sources indicate that since the beginning of the second term of former President Donald Trump, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has been regularly discussing this concept with senior government officials. Altman first presented the idea to Trump in early 2025 and has revisited the discussions with high-level officials in recent weeks, framing it as a method to more broadly distribute the economic benefits of AI to the public.

The focus of the discussions reportedly centers on having these companies "voluntarily transfer equity shares to the government," with any investment returns subsequently being used for public purposes. However, the plans are still in the formative stages, and specific details have yet to be finalized.

At this time, neither the US government nor the relevant companies have issued an official response to these reports.

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