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OpenAI looking at $80bn+ market valuation with potential share sale - report

A valuation of at least $80 billion would make OpenAI one of the most highly valued start-ups in the world

OpenAI is on track for $1 billion of annual revenue as businesses adopt the technology behind ChatGPT

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is talking to investors about a potential share sale that would value the start-up at $80 billion to $90 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Such a valuation would be almost three times what the artificial intelligence start-up was valued at earlier this year, the publication said, citing unidentified people familiar with the discussions.

The deal would allow employees to sell their existing shares instead of the company issuing ...