Topline Amazon is in talks with OpenAI to potentially invest $50 billion into the artificial intelligence startup, according to The Wall Street Journal, potentially valuing the company as high as $830 billion. OpenAI is nearly a year removed from its latest funding round, a SoftBank-led Series F where it raised $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation. Key BackgroundPrior to its cloud computing deal with OpenAI, Amazon made multibillion dollar investments in OpenAI rival Anthropic. Amazon has also invested $50 billion into AI infrastructure for U.S. government agencies and committed to making a $20 billion AI campus in Pennsylvania. 4 Richest As Meta Stock Soars On Earnings Beat (Forbes)Jeff Bezos Becomes $10 Billion Richer As Amazon’s OpenAI Deal Boosts Stock (Forbes)