Trump Officials in Preliminary Talks to Take Government Equity Stakes in AI Giants

Senior Trump administration officials have held preliminary discussions with major AI companies about the federal government acquiring equity stakes in their firms, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman driving the conversations, according to three people familiar with the matter cited by NOTUS. Altman first pitched the concept to President Donald Trump in early 2025 and revisited […] The post Trump Officials in Preliminary Talks to Take Government Equity Stakes in AI Giants appeared first on the deep dive.