What Happens if Trump Seizes AI Companies

Last November I worked on lengthy piece on AI that was eventually accepted for academic publication this November, and it's amusing how quickly everything I wrote will be dated. "Some form of nationalization seems imminent" may well be old news by then. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

"Imagine a Sputnik 2.0 moment where the White House decides that American companies need to consolidate resources if the U.S. wants to win the AI race against China. By exerting more control, America becomes more like China in the very race to beat it" @matteowong.bsky.social @lilashroff.bsky.social

Want to feel a chill run up your spine? Check out this article from The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Anthropic and OpenAI could challenge the federal government’s monopoly over power and unsettle its ability to provide for its citizens. What happens a if the White House has enough and tries to commandeer the top AI firms? @lilashroff.bsky.social and I explore:

Trump administration weighs seizing private AI firms under the Defense Production Act. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warns of forced tech transfers amid disputes with Anthropic over its Mythos model. Analysts cite legal hurdles while firms increase military cooperation.

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The most incompetent government ever in the most powerful country ever, during the ascent of #AGI and end-stage #capitalism - what could go wrong? #ai #trmp

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This is completely fascinating. An important story from @matteowong.bsky.social and @lilashroff.bsky.social about all of the Defense Production Act chatter in Washington—and how Silicon Valley is lawyering up: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... During the Biden admin, there was an office focused on the progress & ethics of AI, capably chaired & overseen by Kamala Harris. Now, instead, we have this.

What Happens If #Trump Seizes AI Companies and Nationalizes it - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/ai-nationalization-trump-hegseth-anthropic-openai/686943/

Want to feel a chill run up your spine? Check out this article on AI from The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Zur Verstaatlichung von KI-Firmen: “What if instead, Boeing and DuPont had been racing against each other to develop the atomic bomb while Hegseth and Trump led the military? We are diving headfirst into the 21st-century equivalent of such a situation.” www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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Trump administration threatened to invoke Cold War-era Defense Production Act against Anthropic during contract dispute.

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From fake medicines to watches, counterfeits are everywhere and getting harder to catch www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

What Happens If Trump Seizes AI Companies The administration could exert much greater control over the industry—but just how far would it go? www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

What Happens If Trump Seizes AI Companies

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