OpenAI suggests giving the US government a 5% share

According to the Financial Times, OpenAI is in negotiations to perhaps give the Trump administration a 5% share in the business. As calls for the American people to profit from the unanticipated financial windfall enjoyed by AI businesses are gathering bipartisan support.

Citing two unidentified individuals, the Financial Times stated that the author of ChatGPT has held early negotiations with the U.S. government.

Although it’s unclear if any other businesses would agree, the idea, which OpenAI is allegedly promoting. Also calls for other American AI behemoths to give the government a 5% interest.

As the White House controls the usage of cutting-edge models like Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6, this action may strengthen OpenAI’s ties with the Trump administration.

According to the FT story, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has had «conceptual» discussions thus far with President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.As the White House controls the usage of cutting-edge models like Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6. This action may strengthen OpenAI’s ties with the Trump administration.

According to the FT story, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has had «conceptual» discussions thus far with President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

According to the FT, Altman has also held talks with Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Last month, the progressive senator pushed for a broader version of the alleged OpenAI proposal. Which would allow the U.S. government to acquire a 50% stake in all major AI companies through a sovereign wealth fund.