OpenAI to raise $40bn from SoftBank and other investors

The valuation of the generative AI pioneer reaches $300bn

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OpenAI said it secured fresh funding of $40 billion from investors including Japan's SoftBank Group. © Reuters

RYOTARO YAMADA

PALO ALTO, California -- OpenAI, the American pioneer in generative artificial intelligence, announced on Monday that it will raise $40 billion from multiple investors, including the SoftBank Group, bringing its corporate value to $300 billion.

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