Trump Blindsides CEO Buddies With Plan for Wild Power Grab

The Daily Beast

Trump Blindsides CEO Buddies With Plan for Wild Power Grab

Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS President Donald Trump took his tech-billionaire buddies by surprise when he announced that he was considering taking a government stake in their artificial intelligence companies. Trump, 79, has kept a largely hands-off approach to AI companies during his second term. But that changed on Friday, when he told reporters on Air Force One that he was weighing how the government could take an active role in the booming industry. “There’s something very interesting about it, where it almost becomes a partnership with the American public, and we’ll look into that,” he said, referring to the federal government taking ownership stakes in AI giants. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Go to News Site

Google Play

App Store