Amazon in talks to invest billions in OpenAI, source says

Amazon is in talks ‍to invest dozens of billions ​in OpenAI and the figure could be as ⁠high as $50 billion, a source told Reuters on Thursday.

The talks are still in the early stages and the final numbers have not been ‌finalized, the ‌source said.

Big Tech companies are racing to forge partnerships with OpenAI, betting that closer ‌ties with the artificial-intelligence startup would give them a competitive edge in the AI race.