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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 13 MIN

A $6.6 Billion Payday for OpenAI Employees

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Some OpenAI employees are cashing out for millions before the company has even gone public. WSJ reporter Berber Jin explains how the AI boom is creating unprecedented wealth in Silicon Valley through private share sales. Plus, Wall Street is finding AI winners in some unexpected places. WSJ reporter Jared Mitovich breaks down why investors are piling into everything from construction companies to Japanese toilet makers as the AI build-out booms.Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some OpenAI employees are cashing out for millions before the company has even gone public. WSJ reporter Berber Jin explains how the AI boom is creating unprecedented wealth in Silicon Valley through private share sales. Plus, Wall Street is finding AI winners in some unexpected places. WSJ reporter Jared Mitovich breaks down why investors are piling into everything from construction companies to Japanese toilet makers as the AI build-out booms. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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