Microsoft (MSFT)-backed OpenAI has reached a valuation of $500B following a deal where current and former employees sold $6.6B worth of shares, Krystal Hu of Reuters reports, a source familiar with the matter said. As part of the deal, OpenAI employees sold their shares to a consortium of investors, the source added.
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