OpenAI allows each employee to sell shares worth up to $30 million According to Golden Finance, on May 11th, in a recent round of financing, OpenAI allowed each employee to sell shares worth up to $30 million, making them one of the earliest wealth winners in the artificial intelligence boom. Last October, over 600 current and former employees collectively sold their shares, cashing out a total of $6.6 billion. According to informed sources, about 75 people sold the full limit and cashed out $30 million. Some of them choose to donate their remaining shares and deposit them into the 'donor advised funds', a charitable investment account that allows the funds to be used for public welfare and also allows donors to enjoy corresponding tax exemptions in the current year. This share sale gives us a glimpse into the huge influx of funds that will soon flood into San Francisco and other tech hubs. OpenAI and Anthropic are preparing for a possible IPO in the future, which could become one of the largest IPOs in history. At that time, thousands of ordinary employees of both companies will be able to sell their stocks, and many of them will also become millionaires as a result. (Wall Street Journal)