OpenAI Reportedly Wants All AI Companies To Give The US Government A Stake In Their Businesses

OpenAI’s Sam Altman is reportedly in talks with the US government to ensure that his company’s path to achieving its goals remains free of political obstacles. according to financial TimesTo share the loot of the AI ​​boom with the public, Altman suggests giving the government a five percent stake in the company. But his idea doesn’t just involve OpenAI: Under his proposal, other top AI companies like Google, Anthropic, xAI, and Meta would have to agree to give the government an equal stake in their businesses.

AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI have recently faced obstacles from the US government in releasing their latest AI models. Anthropic had to block all access to its Mythos and Fable cybersecurity models after the Trump administration ordered it to do so. It was recently allowed to restore users’ access to them. Meanwhile, as per the administration’s request, OpenAI had to launch a limited preview of its GPT-5.6 model for government-approved partners.

In June, Trump signed a scaled-back executive order that calls for AI companies to share their most powerful models for voluntary government review 30 days before making them available to the public. However, politicians, including Trump’s allies and organizations like the United Nations, are calling for more stringent AI policies.

In form of Times Note, the work was done for another firm before partial ownership was given to the government. President Trump called for Intel CEO Lip-Boo Tan to resign unless his administration took a 10 percent stake in the chip maker. Trump also recently claimed that “the stake is America’s [in Intel] From $8.9 billion in 2025 to more than $60 billion now.

Altman and other OpenAI executives reportedly pitched the idea of ​​giving leading AI developers five percent equity in a sovereign fund like the Alaska Permanent Fund, which pays dividends to the state government and residents. However, talks between OpenAI and the government are at a very early stage Times Says any deal would still require congressional approval.