# SoftBank's $40B OpenAI bet breaks its own safety rules

- slug: softbanks-40b-openai-bet-breaks-its-own-safety-rules
- date: 2026-03-27
- category: Artificial Intelligence

SoftBank is stretching past its own rules to own more of OpenAI — and the numbers are getting uncomfortable.

The Japanese investment firm is seeking a bridge loan of up to $40 billion, according to Bloomberg and Reuters, which would make it SoftBank's largest ever dollar-denominated borrowing if...

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