… By Jackson Chen June 6, 2026 3:56 pm EST OpenAI could be the latest tech company that the US government takes a stake in. As first reported by NOTUS , "senior US officials" have had discussions with AI companies about potentially acquiring stakes in their firms. …
… This seems to align with Trump’s broader interest in government ownership of for-profit companies — most notably, with the government taking a 10% stake in struggling chipmaker Intel last year. …
… OpenAI has already proposed a public wealth fund so that the public would benefit from AI-driven economic growth, while Elon Musk himself posted on X that “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.” He then compared his… …
… Senior government officials have had early talks about taking direct stakes in AI developers since early 2025. …
OpenAI will let the US government review its AI models before release The company said it would comply with President Trump's voluntary AI executive order. …
AI + ML Anthropic sues US government after unprecedented national security designation Brands Trump administration decision 'legally unsound' and has 'no choice but to challenge it in court' AI giant Anthropic says that it has "no choice" but to sue the US government after being officially designat… …
…Altman testified that he owns a nearly $2 billion equity stake in the nuclear energy startup, Helion. He also confirmed that OpenAI struck an agreement with Helion in 2024 that would allow…
… The lawsuit, which was filed in a federal court in California, requested that a judge reverse the designation and stop federal agencies from enforcing it. “The Constitution does not allow the government to wield its enormous power to punish a company for its protected speech,” Anthropic said in th… …
… Companies sometimes share proprietary information with investors or lean on them for advice or governance, and having stakes in rivals invites awkward conversations. …