Senior U.S. Officials Discuss Government Equity Stakes in Major AI Companies
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Jeff Stein, Samuel Larreal
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Senior U.S. officials have held preliminary discussions with major AI companies, including OpenAI, about the federal government potentially acquiring equity stakes in their firms. Sam Altman has pitched the concept to Trump administration officials since the president began his second term. Such an agreement could have significant consequences for the AI industry and government oversight.
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· 3 pulledSenior U.S. officials have held preliminary discussions with major artificial intelligence companies about the potential for the federal government to acquire some shares in their firms.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has discussed the idea with senior Trump administration officials periodically since the president began his second term.
An agreement to give the U.S. government equity stakes in AI companies could have seismic consequences.
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