OpenAI's 5% government stake proposal turns AI upside into a Washington bargain

The reported proposal would put public ownership into OpenAI's cap table as Washington presses AI labs on safety, jobs and upside.

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Illustration of the U.S. Capitol and an OpenAI emblem on opposite ends of a balancing scale labeled 5 percent, symbolizing a government stake.

The reported proposal would put public ownership into OpenAI's cap table as Washington presses AI labs on safety, jobs and upside.