April 22 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group is seeking a $10 billion loan secured by ‌its shares in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI as ‌it takes on more debt for its push ​into AI, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

The loan underscores the Japanese investment conglomerate's increasingly aggressive bet on artificial ‌intelligence, following years ⁠in which SoftBank swung between outsized gains and heavy losses ⁠in its Vision Fund.

The two-year margin loan would carry an option for SoftBank ​to extend ​the borrowing by ​an additional year, ‌the report said.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. OpenAI and SoftBank did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

The development follows a $40 billion bridge ‌loan that SoftBank secured ​in March to bolster ​investments in OpenAI ​and for general corporate purposes ‌as it continues to ​strengthen ties ​with the AI firm.

The Japanese investor has previously agreed to invest $30 billion ​in OpenAI ‌through its Vision Fund 2.

(Reporting by ​Carlos Méndez in Mexico City; Editing ​by Rashmi Aich)