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OpenAI is in preliminary talks to offer the U.S.
government a 5% stake in the company, according to the Financial Times, a move that would give Washington a direct financial interest in how the startup's most powerful models are approved for release.
The proposal, described by a person familiar with the matter as very early-stage, is being framed by Chief Executive Sam Altman as a way to give the American public a share of the AI boom's upside — with the goal of extending similar arrangements to other AI labs.
A Regulator With an Equity Position The structural conflict is immediate.
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