OpenAI's Sam Altman wants to negotiate a 5% stake in company for US if competitors agree to key provision

OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman is considering offering 5% of his company to the U.S. in a deal negotiated with President Donald Trump if his other AI competitors agree to do the same, the Financial Times reported Thursday.

Altman reportedly met with Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about a plan to make OpenAI public to some degree, according to the report.

Altman also met with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who recently proposed broad public ownership of AI companies...