Reuters cited a source saying the Trump administration has not discussed a government equity investment in AI firm Anthropic. The White House, the Commerce Department and Anthropic did not immediately comment. The Financial Times earlier reported OpenAI was considering transferring a 5% stake to the US government to address Washington’s scrutiny of potential misuse of advanced AI models and to ensure Americans share in the industry’s large valuations.

2026-07-03

Reuters cited a source saying the Trump administration has not discussed a government equity investment in AI firm Anthropic. The White House, the Commerce Department and Anthropic did not immediately comment. The Financial Times earlier reported OpenAI was considering transferring a 5% stake to the US government to address Washington’s scrutiny of potential misuse of advanced AI models and to ensure Americans share in the industry’s large valuations.