OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed establishing a US-led international forum to set AI safety standards, comparing it to the International Atomic Energy Agency, while separately discussing giving the US government a 5% equity stake in OpenAI worth approximately $42.6 billion. Altman suggested similar equity arrangements could extend to other major AI developers including Anthropic, Google and Meta. He argued that elected representatives, not AI companies, should determine governance rules for the technology. The proposals reflect growing bipartisan interest in giving the government a financial stake in AI firms alongside structured international oversight.
