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OpenAI proposes giving U.S. government 5 percent ownership stake

OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom 

The Verge AI

Summary

According to the Financial Times, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed giving the U.S. government a 5 percent ownership stake to ease tensions with the Trump administration and share the upside of AI with the public. Based on OpenAI's latest valuation of $852 billion, that stake would be significant.

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