OpenAI in Talks for Huge Investment Round

OpenAI is in early talks to raise up to $40 billion in a funding round that would value the ChatGPT developer at up to $300 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. SoftBank would lead the round and is willing to invest between $15 billion and $25 billion. The remaining amount would come from other investors. OpenAI's valuation has been steadily increasing SoftBank is now actively helping to find additional investors. Talks are ongoing and could, of course, fail. The $300 billion valuation would include the money that OpenAI could...