OpenAI insiders plan a secondary sale of approximately $6 billion in shares to investors including SoftBank, Thrive Capital, and Dragoneer, valuing the ChatGPT creator at $500 billion. This transaction, alongside concurrent funding rounds led by SoftBank totaling $40 billion and recent $8.3 billion commitments, underscores OpenAI’s rapid capitalization amid fierce AI talent competition. The sale permits employees with two or more years at the company to liquidate stakes, serving as a key retention mechanism in a competitive market where rivals like Meta are aggressively recruiting AI specialists.