By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) – The Trump administration and AI giant Anthropic have not discussed the government taking stakes in the firm, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The White House, the Commerce Department and Anthropic did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The comments […]
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By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) – The Trump administration and AI giant Anthropic have not discussed the government taking stakes in the firm, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
The White House, the Commerce Department and Anthropic did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The comments come after the Financial Times reported earlier on Thursday that OpenAI has discussed giving the U.S. government a 5% stake, raising questions about whether other AI firms are having similar discussions.
The companies are facing scrutiny in Washington over the likely misuse of advanced models and whether Americans would benefit from the industry’s massive valuations.
Last month, President Donald Trump said he was exploring options to give the public a stake in leading AI companies, in response to concerns that individual Americans will not share in the sector’s expected profits.
(Reporting by Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper, Editing by Franklin Paul)