OpenAI in Preliminary Talks to Offer 5% Stake to US Government

California. US AI company OpenAI is in preliminary discussions about a proposal to give a 5 percent stake in the company to the administration led by US President Donald Trump. According to international media outlet Financial Times, under the proposal, which is in its early stages, discussions are also underway about the possibility of other US artificial intelligence (AI) companies giving similar stakes to the government.

According to the news, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has argued that if such an arrangement is made, the economic benefits from AI will reach the general public. However, OpenAI has not commented on this, nor has the White House responded. Based on the latest investment round in March, OpenAI's valuation reached 852 billion US dollars. Accordingly, a 5 percent stake in the company would be worth approximately 42.6 billion dollars.