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The Download: your stake in OpenAI, and the Treasury’s AI warning

This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.

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This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Sam Altman’s proposal that Americans should share in the wealth created by AI is back in the spotlight, with reports that he is discussing giving the US government a 5% stake in OpenAI. At the company’s current valuation, that stake would be worth roughly $320 per American household.

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