❯ Trump says he “might” take stakes in OpenAI and Anthropic but rules out nationalizing frontier labs

What he told TIMEIn an interview with TIME, Trump said the government “might” take stakes in OpenAI and Anthropic as it did with Intel, but ruled out nationalizing frontier AI labs. He also discussed his meetings with AI leaders and said Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s views differ greatly from how the media portrays them.

An idea months in the makingThis is not new. In July, reports said OpenAI had discussed giving the US government about a 5% stake and envisioned similar arrangements for other leading AI companies; Trump had also said publicly that the government could take stakes in OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI. The interview still says only “might,” and no percentage or deal structure has been announced.

A new variable before the IPOWith Anthropic preparing to list, a government stake would have to be disclosed in its prospectus, and investors would reassess the company’s independence on pricing, exports and compliance. A government shareholder could bring policy support, but also more constraints.

▪ SIGNALA government that wants AI’s upside without running the business faces one hard question: whether a passive stake gets a say in the decisions that matter.