OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund

What's happening

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed giving 5% of the company's equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund or to the Trump administration as a way to ease political pressure, according to reports. The idea surfaced as part of talks to give the U.S. government a 5% ownership stake and to create a public financial interest in AI's gains; sources say other U.S. tech companies were suggested as participants but it is unclear who has agreed. The proposal is presented as a public-private partnership intended to blunt mounting backlash and share the economic upside of the AI boom.

Why it's trending

Lawmakers and the public are demanding accountability and benefit-sharing as AI's economic and social impacts accelerate, making a revenue-sharing ownership proposal politically salient now.

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