# Trump Rules Out Nationalizing AI Labs and Floats Intel-Style Equity Stakes Instead

The president pointed to the government's roughly 10% position in Intel as the template for OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI, while Anthropic is reported to be absent from the talks.

- Published: 2026-10-02T06:31:19.109Z
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President Donald Trump has rejected nationalizing frontier AI developers but said the United States government might take equity stakes in companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, modeled on its Intel transaction. Asked in a TIME interview…

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