5% of shares for the US government. OpenAI offers the Trump administration a stake in the company — FT

OpenAI is considering transferring 5% of the company’s shares to the US government.

This is reported by the Financial Times.

The company’s CEO Sem Altman believes this could be a way to distribute the economic benefits of artificial intelligence development among the public.

What is known about the distribution of shares

Sem Altman raised the issue during earlier discussions with the Trump administration.

The idea is that the US government would receive 5% of OpenAI’s shares, and a similar approach could be applied by other American companies developing AI systems.

According to the FT, OpenAI is proposing a model similar to the Alaska Permanent Fund — the Alaska state sovereign fund that invests oil revenues and pays dividends to the state government and its residents.

OpenAI and Anthropic have previously raised the idea of creating public or sovereign funds to distribute company stakes among citizens.

In particular, in April OpenAI proposed creating a “public welfare fund” that would give all citizens a share in the economic growth associated with artificial intelligence.

OpenAI declined to comment on the talks.

More about OpenAI’s IPO

On June 9, 2026, OpenAI filed a confidential application to conduct an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

In the filing the company said it had not yet decided on the timing of an IPO. It added that there are currently tasks that are easier to carry out as a private company, but submitting the documents leaves open the possibility of going public more quickly if appropriate.

The company also plans to hold a tender offer for employees that would allow them to sell some shares at the latest company valuation.

According to CNBC, OpenAI’s most recent valuation was $852 billion after fundraising.

OpenAI is working on IPO preparations with investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

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