OpenAI proposes giving U.S. government 5% equity stake as part of AI governance discussions
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OpenAI reportedly proposed granting the U.S. government a 5% equity stake in the company, valued at approximately $42.6 billion, as part of negotiations with the Trump administration over AI development standards and security. The proposal was presented alongside broader White House discussions on voluntary standards for frontier AI model releases, with negotiations involving OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and national-security agencies.