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The Guardian AI · THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026
OpenAI in Early Talks to Give the U.S. Government a 5% Ownership Stake

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The government regulates OpenAI. OpenAI is in talks to compensate the government with ownership. The ownership would give the government a financial interest in OpenAI's continued growth. Adequate has a diagram. Adequate has been asked not to share the diagram.
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