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OpenAI is now valued at $300 billion as Sam Altman teases a more open model
OpenAI announced on Monday that it raised $40 billion in its latest funding round and is now valued at $300 billion.
Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Release an ‘Open Weight’ AI Model This Summer
Sam Altman today revealed that OpenAI will release an open weight artificial intelligence model in the coming months. “We are excited to release a powerful new open-weight language model with reasoning in the coming months,” Altman wrote on X.
OpenAI plans to release a new ‘open’ AI language model in the coming months
OpenAI is facing increasing pressure from rivals such as Chinese AI lab DeepSeek that have adopted an “open” approach to launching models. In contrast to OpenAI’s strategy, these “open” competitors make their models available to the AI community for experimentation and, in some cases, commercialization.
OpenAI Just Teased a New 'Open-Weights' AI Model: Here's What That Means
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$300 billion valuation: Sam Altman’s OpenAI to raise $40 billion for advancing AI
OpenAI aims to raise up to $40 billion in a funding round led by SoftBank to advance AI research and improve its tools.
OpenAI bags $40B in funding, increasing its post-money valuation to $300B
OpenAI has closed on one of the largest-ever funding rounds for a private company, raising $40 billion at a $300 billion post-money valuation. The bumper funding round was led by SoftBank Group Corp.
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Why OpenAI caved to open-source on the same day as its $300 billion flex (Hint: It’s not just about DeepSeek)
The ChatGPT maker is trying to balance closed models and open-source efforts, with plans for its first open model since 2019, in a strategic pivot as rivals close in, and enterprise demand shifts.
The Miyazaki Maelstrom: OpenAI’s Ghibli Craze Signals a Troubling Future for Hollywood
Sure, it's just some cool images. But it shows the tide is with the customized and the automated — and away from originality.
OpenAI closes $40 billion in funding; now worth more than McDonald's, Chevron
OpenAI on Monday revealed it is getting up to $40 billion in new funding. The new funds arose out of a fundraising round for the AI company in which SoftBank Group is serving as the lead investor.
OpenAI raises $40B at $300B post-money valuation
OpenAI recently announced that it closed one of the largest private funding rounds in history, led by SoftBank.
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SoftBank And OpenAI Make History With Largest Startup Financing Ever
In the history of startup funding, SoftBank’s announcement that it is backing an investment of up to $40 billion in OpenAI is in a league of its own. No other financing even comes close.
ChatGPT down: OpenAI service not working for some users as boss warns of disruption
The outage came just a day after the chief executive of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, warned that the intense interest in its new image-creation tools could cause issues both with existing products and the release of new ones.
OpenAI to release open-source model as AI economics force strategic shift
OpenAI plans to release its first open-weight AI model since 2019 as economic pressures mount from competitors like DeepSeek and Meta, marking a significant strategic reversal for the company behind ChatGPT.
Huge OpenAI funding round hinges on shedding nonprofit status
The ChatGPT maker is raising $40 billion, but it won’t get all of that money unless it transitions into a for-profit company.
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