Sam Altman has been pushing for the US to own a chunk of OpenAI since February 2025. Literally the earliest he could get back into the Oval Office after the inauguration.
A bailout is part of their planning.
Sam Altman has been pushing for the US to own a chunk of OpenAI since February 2025. Literally the earliest he could get back into the Oval Office after the inauguration.
A bailout is part of their planning.
A bailout has been the plan for probably 10 years.
Seems plausible, yeah — certainly seems like something that would have been on their minds even five years ago.
I couldn't find an story suggesting OpenAI broached this subject with the Biden administration.
Whereas it's actually possible that the whole "sovereign wealth fund" idea Trump has (shaking down companies for a share) might have got into his head from the AI people.