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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

OpenAI in talks on share sale that would price it above Elon Musk’s SpaceX

OpenAI logo and robot hand
Existing investors have reportedly approached OpenAI about buying employee shares. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

OpenAI is reportedly in early talks about a sale of shares held by current and former employees that would value it at half a trillion dollars, overtaking Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

If the transaction goes ahead, the value of the ChatGPT developer would rise by about two-thirds, from $300bn (£225bn).

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