A group of high-profile Silicon Valley investors have been kicking the tires on buying shares from OpenAI shareholders. In parallel, Microsoft has been in talks with OpenAI about a potential direct investment in the artificial intelligence company, according to people familiar with the matter. As investors weigh whether to buy OpenAI shares at some uncertain astronomical valuation, top of mind is
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