According to ChainCatcher news and The Information report, OpenAI is negotiating with Amazon to secure at least $10 billion in financing and to use Amazon's AI chips. One insider stated that this investment will push OpenAI's valuation beyond $500 billion.
According to reports, Amazon has discussed business collaboration opportunities with OpenAI. OpenAI hopes to turn ChatGPT into a shopping center and plans to earn commissions by directing customers to retailers. It is currently unclear whether Amazon's collaboration with OpenAI will involve such features of ChatGPT or arrangements related to the AI shopping functionalities that Amazon is developing for its own applications. Insiders indicate that OpenAI also hopes to sell the enterprise version of ChatGPT to Amazon.