OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom
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Source: The Verge (AI)July 2, 2026
Summary
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has proposed giving the US government a 5 percent ownership stake in the company as a way to reduce conflict with the Trump administration and address public concerns about AI. Altman argues that giving the public a financial interest in OpenAI would be the fairest way to share the profits from AI advances, with the stake being worth billions based on the company's current valuation.
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/960588/openai-government-5-percent-stake-trump
First tracked: July 2, 2026 at 08:00 AM
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