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Sam Altman's OpenAI Discusses Handing Trump Admin A 5% Stake
Sam Altman's OpenAI Discusses Handing Trump Admin A 5% Stake
The U.S. government's equity portfolio could be expanding again, this time with a potential 5% stake in Sam Altman's OpenAI at an $852 billion valuation, according to a new report. The proposed stake would mark another step toward taking direct financial positions in tech giants. For OpenAI, buy-in from the Trump administration could ease mounting political pressure ahead of an IPO.
The Financial Times reports that Altman has floated giving the U.S. government a 5% stake in OpenAI, modeled after...
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