OpenAI has begun preliminary discussions about giving the US government a 5% stake in the ChatGPT-developer, the Financial Times reported, citing two people familiar with the talks.
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and other executives proposed that move as part of a broader arrangement under which Washington would hold 5% of each of the leading US AI developers, the FT reported. That might include Anthropic PBC and listed sector leaders Google and Meta Platforms Inc., though it’s unclear if those other firms would agree with the proposal, the newspaper said.