OpenAI is in talks to raise up to $40 billion in a funding round that would lift the artificial intelligence company's valuation to as high as $340 billion, CNBC has confirmed.

OpenAI has debuted a new product for the US government, based off Enterprise, that it calls ChatGPT Gov. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Deepseek is starting to raise flags as the tech community responds with mockery amid allegations the Chinese startup is copying the copiers.

Sam Altman’s company expressed concern Wednesday that DeepSeek’s model had improperly used components of OpenAI’s model.

OpenAI on Thursday said it’s signed a partnership allowing the U.S. National Laboratories to use its latest line of AI models.

Leaders at Microsoft and Meta told investors that China’s DeepSeek doesn’t harm their businesses and that they will still spend billions on AI data centers.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, speaks as President Donald Trump, left, Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO, third from left, and, Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corporation and chief technology officer, right, listen, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, on Jan. 21, 2025. | Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Wednesday said that Chinese companies are actively attempting to replicate its advanced AI models, prompting increased security measures and closer cooperation with US authorities.

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is reportedly set to meet with U.S. government officials in Washington D.C. on Jan. 30 for a closed-door briefing on new technology, possibly “Ph.D.-level super-agents” that do complex human tasks.

OpenAI on Tuesday announced its biggest product launch since its enterprise rollout. It's called ChatGPT Gov and was built specifically for U.S. government use.

CNBC's Kate Rooney joins 'Squawk Box' to report on the latest news from OpenAI.