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OpenAI is in early talks with the U.S. government about handing Uncle Sam a 5% stake in the company — a move that could turn AI into public wealth, echoing CEO Sam Altman’s vision for a national AI fund. As the White House weighs when to release OpenAI’s most advanced models, Altman also pushes for a U.S.-led global AI standards forum — a diplomatic way to involve government without heavy regulation. Critics call it PR, not policy, especially as AI threatens jobs — though past government stakes, like in Intel, have paid off. But unlike Intel’s CHIPS Act-backed deal, this would require Congress. The real question: Is this genuine equity sharing or political theater? Alternatives like taxing AI tokens or profit-sharing are also on the table as the world races to tame AI’s financial impact.

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