A Vote of Confidence

A Vote of Confidence

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  • OpenAI is in talks to sell shares at a valuation of $86 billion. The artificial intelligence startup that developed the ChatGPT is negotiating with potential investors to put the deal up for bidding.
  • At a valuation of $86 billion, OpenAI's market value will surpass companies such as Stripe and the Chinese online retailer Shein to become one of the most valuable private companies owned by a small number of shareholders in the world, coming after Space. X, which is affiliated with Elon Musk, and ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok.

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Bloomberg reported in August that OpenAI was approaching $1 billion in annual revenue as companies adopted the technology, meanwhile the Wall Street Journal reported last month that OpenAI was discussing a potential stock sale that would value the startup at between $80 billion and $90 billion.
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