Trump floats idea of public gains from AI boom

US President Donald Trump has said Americans could potentially benefit from the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence companies through partial government ownership stakes, according to Axios.

The president suggested that such a model would effectively turn citizens into participants in the technological revolution, allowing them to receive a share of revenues from companies whose market value could reach trillions of dollars in the future.

"There's something very interesting about it, where it almost becomes a partnership with the American public," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "It's like you make them [partners] in this revolution. It would be a beautiful thing. ... It would make 'em rich."

Axios notes that a similar idea has been promoted over the past year by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

By Jeyhun Aghazada