If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them

This essay argues that OpenAI and Anthropic, founded to develop AI safely in the public interest, have become corporate companies focused on investor profits rather than public benefit. As these companies face declining stock valuations and questions about long-term profitability, the essay proposes that if they fail financially, the US government should nationalize them and operate them as public research labs under democratic control.