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OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom
OpenAI has proposed giving the US government a 5 percent ownership stake to ease tensions with the Trump administration and address public backlash against AI, according to the Financial Times. CEO Sam Altman reportedly suggested the stake, which would be valued based on OpenAI's latest funding round valuing the company at $852 billion.
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