OpenAI offers the U.S. government a 5% ownership stake

OpenAI reportedly proposed giving the US government a 5% equity stake as part of a broader public-ownership model for AI.

Sam Altman has also discussed extending similar stakes across major US AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta.

The idea is tied to a digital dividend or public wealth fund that would spread AI profits more widely.

The proposal could increase government involvement in AI and intensify debates over taxation, ownership, and regulation.