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Trump administration is in early-stage talks to acquire a government-backed equity stake in OpenAI

OpenAI proposed a Public Wealth Fund to offset job losses

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Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_ai

FT: Trump administration, OpenAI discussing possible government stake in the AI startup.

OpenAI has already floated a Public Wealth Fund, which would hold long-term assets and potentially pass AI-related gains back to citizens. It will be a government-backed vehicle outside the company.

OpenAI said the fund could “invest in diversified, long-term assets” and would enable citizens to participate in the “upside” of AI growth, possibly by receiving the fund’s returns directly

Theres a huge political angle: voters fear job loss, data-center costs, and corporate control, while AI companies need Washington’s support for infrastructure, procurement, and regulation.

For some context, The Trump administration has already taken stakes in Intel, IBM and other quantum and critical mineral companies during the president’s second term.

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Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_ai

Trump Administration is in talks for U.S. Got stake in top AI labs. "there is so much money & it's so big that there are concepts where pieces could be given to the American public, where the American public becomes a partner with the companies."

7:32 AM · Jun 6, 2026 · 7.4K Views
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Many users dismissed the Trump administration's reported talks about taking a stake in OpenAI as unsuitable state-managed capitalism, obvious political cover for regulatory capture, and clickbait headlines.

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Daniel Smidstrup@DanielSmidstrup

@rohanpaul_ai This is so crazy to be honest :D

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Brian Pridemore@brian_mslp

@DanielSmidstrup @rohanpaul_ai Yes because nothing say “ease my concerns” by letting the government get involved.

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Winston B.@DoDataThings

@rohanpaul_ai Seems like the government-equity playbook keeps expanding: $INTC, $IBM, quantum, critical minerals, now OpenAI. The Public Wealth Fund framing makes it palatable, but the practical effect is the state becoming an equity holder in the AI build-out.

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Jack Mckay@Bl4ck_J4ck3642

@engadget Stop fucken making these click bait headlines that have zero information. Fuck you im unfollowing.

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Chris@chrisbroncos76

@engadget Trumps tagline

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mojesko@mojeskoqq

@rohanpaul_ai interesting idea but feels like the government trying to cash in on private innovation tbh

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Daniel Smidstrup@DanielSmidstrup

@brian_mslp @rohanpaul_ai yep :D

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Gregor@bygregorr

@rohanpaul_ai might be wrong but 'pass AI-related gains back to citizens' is doing a lot of work there. most sovereign wealth funds don't actually distribute directly. what's the mechanism they're proposing?

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abc@abc553724118599

@rohanpaul_ai the 'pass gains back to citizens' framing is such obvious political cover. theyre not building alaska permanent fund 2.0, theyre buying regulatory capture with extra steps

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JBrews 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦@JLBroomes

@engadget State-managed "capitalism" and America? It doesn't seem like a good fit especially under the current administration. It's far from ideal for anyone. Political objectives seldom serve the bottom line and practical business necessity.

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styl@goda_mona84829

@rohanpaul_ai @BlackRock @nvidia

Trump says he’s exploring the idea of the U.S. government taking ownership stakes in AI companies.

The Trump administration acquired 10% stake in Intel. NOW IS IT REALLY A TIME FOR $NVDA I really believe it’s happening soon 🚀🚀🚀 $nvda Monday 🚀🚀🚀🚀

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