The U.S. government is pushing a plan to secure equity in artificial intelligence (AI) development corporations. It is interpreted as a move to secure equity in related corporations as a way to share the fruits of the AI industry with the public.
According to major foreign media on the 7th, President Trump said on the 5th, local time, that he plans to meet AI corporations in the very near future aboard the plane to Wisconsin to discuss potential cooperation plans, including equity participation. He said the target corporations are "all of them." Revenue from the equity secured by the U.S. government is reportedly being reviewed for payment to U.S. household in the form of dividends or for use for public purposes.
President Trump explained that the purpose is to allow the public to participate as real partners of the corporations by returning some of the (equity) to the American people through the massive financial power and scale of the AI corporations.
He mentioned a case in which the U.S. government became the largest shareholder last year by securing a 10% equity stake in chipmaker Intel. The U.S. government received 10% of Intel's equity last year in return for subsidies under the Chips Act. Regarding this, President Trump said, "We made $50 million (about 77 billion won) in nine months after securing Intel equity," adding, "It has brought huge revenue to the nation."