@LiorOnAI: This is one of the clearest signals yet that the biggest risk AI labs see is no longer technical. It’s political. If th…
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OpenAI has reportedly discussed giving the US government a 5% stake, a move that reflects AI labs' growing concern about political rather than technical risks, aiming to align incentives before government regulation reshapes the industry.
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This is one of the clearest signals yet that the biggest risk AI labs see is no longer technical. It’s political.
If this report is accurate, OpenAI isn’t just proposing a financial arrangement. It’s trying to align incentives before governments decide how to reshape the industry.
From a first-principles perspective, this makes sense.
Every frontier lab depends on government approval in one way or another: access to chips, power, large-scale data centers, defense partnerships, export policy, and increasingly, public trust. As AI becomes more economically important, governments have more leverage over the companies building it.
Offering the public a stake reframes the relationship. Instead of arguing that AI companies will create prosperity for everyone indirectly, it creates a mechanism where the public could benefit directly if these companies succeed.
The interesting part is that th
zerohedge (@zerohedge): *OPENAI DISCUSSED HANDING US GOVERNMENT 5% STAKE: FT
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