OpenAI announced it has uncovered evidence that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek allegedly used its proprietary models for unauthorized training purposes, the ChatGPT maker told the Financial Times,

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is seeking to raise $40 billion in a fresh round of funding that would value the startup at a staggering $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal Reported on Thursday.

Artificial intelligence startup OpenAI is in early discussions for a funding round that could value it at a whopping $340 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal, which would more than double its valuation amid competitive threats from up-and-coming Chinese AI firm DeepSeek.

SoftBank is in talks to invest in OpenAI, potentially deepening the relationship between the two companies that are already planning an artificial-intelligence infrastructure initiative.

OpenAI is in talks for an investment round that would value the AI startup at up to $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

SoftBank would lead $40 billion round for the ChatGPT maker, some of which would go to Stargate AI infrastructure venture.

Less than a week after the new artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek sent investors spiraling in the United States, another AI model has popped up in China, claiming to be even better.

A new investment from the Japanese conglomerate would be separate from the $100 billion tied to a project announced at the White House last week.

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Microsoft is making DeepSeek's R1 AI model available for developers via Azure AI Foundry and GitHub after "rigorous safety evaluations"

OpenAI says it has found evidence that Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek used the US company’s proprietary models to train its own open-source competitor, as concerns grow over a potential breach of intellectual property.