OpenAI proposes 5% stake to Trump administration to ease Washington pressure: report

OpenAI has proposed giving the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company (worth about $42.6 billion) to reduce political pressure from Washington, with CEO Sam Altman arguing this would let the public share in AI's financial success. The proposal suggests a broader arrangement where the government would hold similar stakes in other major U.S. AI companies like Anthropic, Google, and Meta through a government investment vehicle, though it is unclear if these companies would agree.