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Apple in talks to invest in OpenAI: report [Video]

Apple’s new iPhones are expected to optimize AI innovations.Photo: Nicholas Kamm / AFP/FileSource: AFP

iPhone juggernaut Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and the biggest name in generative artificial intelligence, a news report said Thursday.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the company founded by Steve Jobs is at the funding table as OpenAI raises more money to help meet the heavy costs of building new technology.

Reports said that OpenAI is in talks to reach a valuation of $100 billion in the funding round led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, which will pump in one billion dollars.

For months, news reports have said OpenAI has been in talks to raise the capital that would make it one of the most valuable tech companies in the world.

Microsoft, which is OpenAI’s biggest investor and takes home half of the startup’s profits, is also …

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