[OpenAI Reportedly Repurchases $7 Billion in Employee Shares, Company Valuation Remains at $852 Billion] According to Global Market Broadcast, sources revealed that OpenAI has completed a transaction involving the sale of employee shares, amounting to approximately $7 billion, as the company considers going public on Wall Street. Two informed sources stated that in this employee share repurchase, the ChatGPT developer did not bring in external investors but instead repurchased shares held by current and former employees internally. They noted that this transaction values OpenAI at $852 billion, consistent with its valuation during the most recent round of financing. Large private AI companies regularly allow insiders to sell a portion of their holdings for cash. In the past, OpenAI has introduced investors such as Thrive Capital and SoftBank Group to purchase shares from employees.