OpenAI closes $40B funding round

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An AI ‘gold rush.’ What to know about OpenAI’s record $40-billion funding round
The investment was the highest ever raised for a startup and places OpenAI at a $300-billion valuation, tying it with TikTok parent company ByteDance and behind the $350-billion valuation for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to research firm CB Insights.
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.
AI Daily: OpenAI closes $40B funding round
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ChatGPT isn’t only chatbot that’s gaining users

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ChatGPT isn’t the only chatbot that’s gaining users
OpenAI's ChatGPT may be the world's most popular chatbot app. But rival services are gaining, according to third-party traffic data.
ChatGPT Down: Thousands of users unable to access OpenAI’s chatbot
OpenAI's ChatGPT is facing an outage. Many users are not able to use the platform at the moment. Read all the latest updates below.
Viral trend drives ChatGPT to 500 million users
ChatGPT has reached 500 million active users, with OpenAI reporting a surge of one million new users in a single hour, highlighting the chatbot's continued popularity.

OpenAI to release open-source model

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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 Just Teased a New 'Open-Weights' AI Model: Here's What That Means
An "open-weights" AI model is a kind of middle ground between open- and closed-source approaches. Weights are how AI models learn and make connections -- certain characteristics o
OpenAI plans to release open-weight language model in coming months
OpenAI is planning to release its first open-weight language model with reasoning capabilities since GPT‑2 in the coming months, CEO Sam Altman said on Monday.
All of the updates about OpenAI
All of the news and updates about OpenAI continue below. OpenAI has raised $40 billion in a new investment round led by ...
OpenAI is now worth more than Chevron, McDonald's, and Salesforce
Sam Altman’s OpenAI has closed a new $40 billion fundraising deal that almost doubles the firm’s valuation and cements it as ...
OpenAI, ChatGPT Outage Reported
ChatGPT is OpenAI’s chatbot model designed to operate in a “conversational way.” It was launched on Nov. 30, 2022 as a ...
OpenAI Completes Deal That Values Company at $300 Billion
The start-up’s valuation, which has nearly doubled in six months, shows continued enthusiasm for A.I. among investors.
OpenAI to soon offer Deep Research to all ChatGPT users for free
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OpenAI Says Disciplining Chatbots for Lying Just Makes Them Worse
The company warns against applying strong supervision to chatbots, as they will continue lying and just not admit it.
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OpenAI has released its first research into how using ChatGPT affects people’s emotional well-being
OpenAI says over 400 million people use ChatGPT every week. But how does interacting with it affect us? Does it make us more ...
OpenAI has opened the floodgates for ChatGPT to make previously banned images
Upon request, ChatGPT will now make images of public figures, hateful symbols, and potentially controversial posts ...
Lonely People Are Even Sadder After Using Chatbots, Research Finds
MIT and OpenAI teamed up to study how AI chatbots are making people feel. Where users ended up depends on where they started.