ChatGPT Creator in Investor Talks at $29 Billion Valuation

The Wall Street Journal2023-01-06

OpenAI, the research lab behind the viral ChatGPT chatbot, is in talks to sell existing shares in a tender offer that would value the company at around $29 billion, according to people familiar with ...

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