AI Policy · Daily
A Publication of the AI Policy Institute · 2026-06-05
JUN 5, 2026 · BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT
Equity stake talks with AI giants | Anthropic calls for pause | Great American AI Act drops
Senior U.S. officials are discussing federal equity stakes with frontier AI CEOs, with Sam Altman among those pitching the structure. Anthropic called for a verifiable industrywide pause mechanism, warning that frontier models are nearing recursive self-improvement. House lawmakers unveiled the bipartisan Great American AI Act, a discussion draft pairing a three-year state preemption with $100 million annually for a new Center for AI Standards and Innovation. The House Armed Services Committee cleared a $1.15 trillion fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act after a 14-hour markup with AI-related amendments.