OpenAI proposes giving US government 5% stake in company

OpenAI has considered a public-private partnership that would give the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company in a bid to quell growing unrest over the disruptions of artificial intelligence, the Financial Times reports, citing anonymous sources.

Under the proposal, other U.S. tech companies would offer similar stakes, though it's unclear if any are on board.

The idea is to give the public a slice of the technology's success and "share the upside," the FT wrote.

The stake would be worth over $42 billion at OpenAI's current $852 billion valuation.