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US officials weigh taking equity stakes in AI companies following a proposal by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

The acquired shares would fund public dividends.

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Original postKylie Robison#1055
Jeff Stein@jstein_star

SCOOP: US officials have had talks about having government acquire shares in AI giants, sources say

Altman has discussed w/ senior officials, including Trump. Did again recently

May be *ceding* shares to USG - not a purchase

Shares could go 2 dividend

https://www.notus.org/technology/trump-ai-stake-openai

3:43 PM · Jun 4, 2026 · 185.6K Views
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Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_

NOTUS is reporting that senior administration officials have held discussions with major AI labs - including OpenAI - about the possibility of those labs giving the government equity stakes by voluntarily ceding shares. The returns from those shares could eventually be directly distributed to American citizens through an AI dividend.

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