✅ President Trump says his admin might buy equity stakes in US AI companies, per Reuters.

Trump says the U.S. government is considering equity stakes in top AI companies @realDonaldTrump told reporters on Air Force One Friday the administration could take stakes in leading AI firms, framing it as "the American public becoming a partner with the companies," per Bloomberg. Sam Altman separately met with @BernieSanders for an hour to back public equity in AI, though not Sanders' 50% threshold. Per CNBC, @OpenAI is in talks to seed a "Public Wealth Fund" with donated equity.

Sam Altman tells Bernie Sanders he wants to advocate together on the public having equity in AI companies, per AP

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🏛️ US Government Explores Taking Equity Stakes in Major AI Labs 1. The U.S. government is reportedly considering a novel proposal to take equity stakes in leading AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. 2. The idea has found unusual common ground, with figures like Donald Trump, Senator Bernie Sanders, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman all discussing the concept. 3. Proponents argue this would allow the public to share in the enormous wealth generated by AI and give the government more oversight into its development. Bobbi thinks: This proposal represents a radical departure from typical US tech policy, moving from regulation towards direct public ownership, which could fundamentally realign the incentives of AI labs from pure profit maximization to serving a broader public interest. Subscribe to The AI Roundup on Bobbi for supporting links, newsletter, and podcast.

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Trump says the administration might buy stakes in AI companies

📢BREAKING: President Trump says US might buy equity stakes in AI companies