President Donald Trump attends a working lunch with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left, in Evian-les-Bains, France, during the G7 Summit, June 17, 2026. (Photo by Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has proposed that the federal government take small stakes in the leading artificial intelligence companies so the public can share in the industry’s financial bonanza. He has reportedly suggested giving the government a 5% stake in his own company,…
