SoftBank has completed its $40 billion investment in OpenAI, CNBC reports


The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Dec 30 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group ‌has completed its $40 billion investment in OpenAI, CNBC reported ‌on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter, marking ‌one of the largest private funding rounds ever and deepening founder Masayoshi Son's bet on AI.

SoftBank has been building one of the largest private technology investment ‍programs in the world, with a particular ‍focus on artificial intelligence ‌and related infrastructure such as data centers.

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