OpenAI mulls 5% government stake to share AI gains with public

OpenAI is in early talks to offer a 5% equity stake to the US government as part of a broader idea to distribute AI-driven wealth to the public; other major US AI firms could be invited to do the same. The plan is conceptual and would likely require congressional action, with proponents proposing a sovereign/public wealth fund to channel proceeds to citizens. The talks come as AI companies eye IPOs and seek political alignment, and are separate from current regulatory steps with the Trump administration and national-security concerns.