<ul><li>OpenAI, an artificial intelligence start-up, has raised a record-breaking $40 billion in funding.</li><li>The funding round, led by SoftBank and Microsoft, values OpenAI at $300 billion, making it one of the world's most valuable private companies.</li><li>The company plans to use the funds to further advance AI research and scale its compute infrastructure.</li><li>OpenAI's ChatGPT has seen exponential growth, with 500 million weekly users and an expected revenue of $12.70 billion by 2025.</li></ul>

OpenAI Secures $40 Billion In Record Funding Round

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