The investment announcement came on the same day that OpenAI revealed it was developing a more open generative AI model. In the open-source field, it faced more competition from Chinese rival DeepSeek, and Meta read more OpenAI said on Monday that it has collected $40 billion in a fresh investment round, valuing the ChatGPT manufacturer at $300 billion, the largest capital-raising session ever for a business. The funding comes from a collaboration with Japanese investment firm SoftBank Group and “enables us to push the frontiers of AI research even further,” according to a post on the San Francisco-based company’s website....