Sam Altman has raised the idea in conversations with White House officials including U.S. President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the FT reported, citing people familiar with the talks

The proposal being discussed by OpenAI and Trump administration officials purportedly calls for all major AI companies to grant the government a 5% stake.

OpenAI is in talks to give the US government up to 5% equity to seed a Public Wealth Fund, potentially worth over $40 billion at current valuation.

OpenAI considers offering the US government a 5% stake to share AI boom benefits, amid rising regulatory pressures.