OpenAI Close to Deal that Values Company at $300 Billion NYT Par :Cade Metz and Lauren Hirsch 7 février 2025 à 19:45 The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank would invest up to $40 billion in the maker of the chatbot ChatGPT. © Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesThe companies of Sam Altman and Masayoshi Son, center, have become increasingly close partners.