Morning Edition · Thursday, July 2, 2026
OpenAI Is Said to Weigh Giving the US Government a 5% Stake
A proposal reported by the Financial Times would give the American public an ownership stake in the artificial intelligence company, an unusual combination of state ownership and strategic technology.
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is reported to be discussing offering the US government a 5% stake. The proposal is meant to give the American public a financial interest in artificial intelligence (AI) while easing political scrutiny of the…
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States Take Equity in Strategic Technology
Governments increasingly move from regulating strategic technology firms to owning stakes in them, and more state-equity arrangements in AI and adjacent sectors will follow as the technology is treated as national infrastructure.
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