surprisetalkMar 31

OpenAI closes funding round at an $852B valuation

https://openai.com/index/accelerating-the-next-phase-ai

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/openai-funding-round-ipo.html

OpenAI raises $122 billion to accelerate the next phase of AI

OpenAI raises $122 billion in new funding to expand frontier AI globally, invest in next-generation compute, and meet growing demand for ChatGPT, Codex, and enterprise AI.

Show threadsamdjstephens

> The broad consumer reach of ChatGPT creates a powerful distribution channel into the workplace

They mention this line in different forms a couple of times in the article. It’s clear they’re pretty rattled about Anthropic’s momentum in enterprise, I wonder how confident they really are in this rationale.

Mar 31 at 8:35pmWeb
Show threadEtheeMar 31
Kind of makes me wonder how 'accelerated' the timeline of publishing this article was based upon the Claude Code leak today. Considering everyone has gotten a sneak peek at what Anthropic is working on OpenAI might be a little worried. This could also just be coincidence, but this piece really does read like self-encouraging fluff.
Show threadchangoplataneroMar 31
The timing of this coming out today is cause today is the last day of the month/quarter and has nothing to do with Claude.
Show threadEtheeMar 31
Ah, yeah that makes way more sense, I always forget about financial quarter timings.