The Financial Times reports OpenAI is discussing selling a 5% stake to the Trump
administration; the AI firm is valued at about 852 bln dlr and is seeking
administration financial support to remove political obstacles. CEO Sam Altman
has argued public ownership is the best way to share AI gains and reportedly
proposed this scale of stake in early government talks. The proposal would
envisage other US AI firms selling similar stakes, though it is unclear if they
would participate. OpenAI and rival Anthropic have delayed advanced model
releases amid US government review, and some Republicans and Trump advisers are
pushing for tighter regulation.
