ChatGPT maker OpenAI to become whopping $500 billion company? Details here

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is in talks to sell $6 billion in shares owned by its current and former employees to investors, in a deal that would value the artificial intelligence company at roughly $500 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. At $500 billion, OpenAI would become the world’s most valuable privately held company, according to data from startup tracker CB Insights. The San Francisco-based AI lab has raised billions of dollars in recent years from investors including Microsoft, SoftBank and venture capital firms as it has raced to take the lead in the contest over artificial intelligence, as per a report.