{"text":[[{"start":9.2,"text":"The US may take equity stakes in AI companies such as OpenAI so that “American people can benefit”, Donald Trump said, as a backlash to the technology deepens within his own Maga movement."}],[{"start":22.1,"text":"The US president told reporters on Friday that he discussed a deal with major AI labs in recent days in which the federal government “essentially becomes a partner with the companies”."}],[{"start":32,"text":"Big Tech groups such as Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI would further discuss the proposal at the White House next week, Trump said."}],[{"start":39.95,"text":"As part of the president’s “America-first” industrial policy, his administration has already taken stakes in strategically important companies such as Intel and start-ups in rare earths and quantum computing."}],[{"start":52.050000000000004,"text":"The idea of a government stake in the companies gained momentum in recent days after progressive Senator Bernie Sanders said he would propose a bill to impose a one-off, 50 per cent tax on AI labs’ stock and use the proceeds to create a US sovereign wealth fund."}],[{"start":67.45,"text":"The move “would guarantee that the trillions created by AI are used to improve the lives of all of us”, Sanders said. His proposal was met with outrage from key AI industry figures, including Silicon Valley venture capitalist and Trump adviser David Sacks. "}],[{"start":84.5,"text":"“Nationalization of AI will accelerate the corporate-government fusion we’re already sliding toward,” Sacks wrote on Friday, before Trump’s statement."}],[{"start":94.5,"text":"“America won’t win the AI race if we beat China but end up with a CCP-style social credit system in the U.S. — and that is the danger as the government becomes more deeply involved in AI development and assumes direct ownership and control,” Sacks added. "}],[{"start":110.25,"text":"Sacks did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump’s statement."}],[{"start":115.35,"text":"Republican strategists are increasingly concerned about polling showing mounting disquiet about AI among voters in Trump’s Maga movement. Republican lawmakers have tried to introduce legislation to constrain the industry amid fears of widespread job losses and threats to child safety. But their efforts have met resistance from the White House. "}],[{"start":136.45,"text":"Trump’s intervention comes five months ahead of US midterm elections in which AI and its impact on employment will be issues. Polling shows voters have increasingly soured on his handling of the economy, threatening Republicans’ chances of keeping control of Congress."}],[{"start":153,"text":"On Friday, Trump acknowledged that Sanders’ proposal had resonated with some of his own voters, and suggested the idea would quell American voters’ growing animosity towards AI. "}],[{"start":164.2,"text":"“You make them a partnership in this revolution,” he said. “It would be a beautiful thing.”"}],[{"start":169.25,"text":"Two leading AI companies, Anthropic and SpaceX, are likely to go public within months in blockbuster Wall Street debuts, while OpenAI is expected to follow thereafter. Each is likely to command valuations of trillions of dollars, making any equity stake expensive. "}],[{"start":185.9,"text":"Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, had advocated the government taking a stake in the ChatGPT maker and pitched the idea to policymakers, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter."}],[{"start":197.95000000000002,"text":"In April, OpenAI outlined proposals for a US public wealth fund which would provide citizens with “a stake in AI-driven economic growth”. "}],[{"start":207.10000000000002,"text":"Details of how much the government should own in US AI labs were yet to be fleshed out, added the person, but Altman has since spoken to Sanders about the proposals and was in Washington this week to meet lawmakers and officials in the Trump administration. "}],[{"start":222.05,"text":"Earlier this week, Palantir chief executive Alex Karp told news network TBPN that he had called AI bosses to warn them that “the momentum is on the side of people who want to nationalise them”."}],[{"start":233.9,"text":"“Too many of us are chillaxing,” he said of his peers."}],[{"start":244.65,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1780708489_6107.mp3"}