On December 18, it was reported by The Wall Street Journal that OpenAI was seeking to raise another $100 billion in funding, which would effectively bring the company’s valuation to $830 billion and maybe lay the groundwork for a potential OpenAI stock IPO. Right now, OpenAI controls around 17% of the global chatbot market thanks to its flagship product, the ChatGPT series, which has numerous use cases on developer platforms and day-to-day applications. While the funds are primarily needed to further scale ...