FT: The proposal suddenly of a sovereign-wealth-style fund got more attention inside the White House after Sam Altman visited Capitol Hill this week.
The likely mechanism is that AI firms donate a small slice of equity into a public wealth fund, and that fund passes gains to Americans through accounts or dividends rather than the government directly running the companies.
This would differ from the $9B stake the Trump administration took in Intel last year, because people would hold shares individually instead of the US govt owning equity directly.
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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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