New Delhi, July 4 -- OpenAI is reportedly considering offering the U.S. government a 5% equity stake in the company, according to the Financial Times. The proposal remains at a very early stage of discussion.

Such a move, if eventually accepted by the Trump administration, could create an unusual relationship between the government and one of the world's leading AI companies, giving Washington a financial interest while it continues to oversee decisions on the release of OpenAI's most advanced AI models.

OpenAI views the idea as a way to ensure that the broader public benefits from the economic gains generated by artificial intelligence. CEO Sam Altman has previously told Axios that he supports the concept of a public wealth fund that w...