OpenAI in talks to raise £32bn in new funding round – reports
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OpenAI in talks to raise £32bn in new funding round – reports

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy OpenAI is in early talks to raise up to 40 billion dollars in a new funding round, valuing the company at more than 300 billion dollars, it has been reported. News of the potential funding comes in the wake of the sudden emergence of Chinese start-up DeepSeek, which has launched an AI model that appears capable of competing with major US rivals such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT but for a fraction of the cost, challenging previous expectations of what it can cost to develop and launch industry leading AI products. Despite this, the proposed new funding round for the ChatGPT maker would be a substantial rise in OpenAI’s valuation, which was around 150 billion dollars following a 6.6 billion dollar funding round in October. According to reports, some of the money invested by SoftBank may be used to help pay for OpenAI’s commitment to Stargate – a US government-backed joint venture between OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle to invest up to 500 billion dollars in AI projects and infrastructure to help keep the US ahead of China in the global AI race.

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