Trump administration, Anthropic have not discussed the govt taking a stake in it

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 and the Commerce Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Anthropic declined to comment.



The comment comes 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 such 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.



The Commerce Department in June lifted export controls on two of Anthropic's most advanced models imposed weeks earlier amid concerns the powerful AI tools did not have adequate safeguards to prevent misuse.