OpenAI On Cusp Of Raising Billions In New Venture Capital Round, Valuation Spikes To $100B: Report
OpenAI On Cusp Of Raising Billions In New Venture Capital Round, Valuation Spikes To $100B: Report
OpenAI, the startup behind the artificial intelligence portal known as ChatGPT, is about to get a massive cash infusion that will pump its valuation beyond $100 billion.
人工智能创业公司OpenAI即将获得一笔巨额资金注入,将使其估值超过$1000亿。
What Happened: Venture capital firm Thrive Capital is leading a fundraising effort and will invest at least $1 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.
产生的原因: 创投公司Thrive Capital正在领导一项筹款活动,将至少投资$10亿,根据《华尔街日报》。
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), an original OpenAI investor, is also expected to participate in the round. It remains to be seen what other backers, if any, are joining the campaign.
微软公司(纳斯达克股票代码: MSFT),作为OpenAI的原始投资者,预计也将参与本轮融资。尚不清楚是否有其他投资者加入这一活动。
In 2023, OpenAI was valued at $86 billion.
2023年,OpenAI的估值为$860亿。
Why It Matters: OpenAI's ChatGPT product boasts hundreds of millions of monthly users.
重要性: OpenAI的ChatGPt产品拥有数亿月活跃用户。
While technically a nonprofit, OpenAI charges its users depending on which GPT tier they use. The GPT-3.5 and the GPT-4o models are free with a registered account. The Plus version, which grants access to GPT-4, costs $20 per month.
虽然在技术上是非营利性机构,OpenAI根据用户使用的GPt级别收费。 GPt-3.5和GPt-4o模型可在注册账户下免费使用。 Plus版本,可访问GPt-4,需支付每月$20。
The company's offerings have helped it maintain an edge over big-name rivals, including Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL). The Google parent company dumped a $6-billion cash load into Anthropic, an Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN)-backed competitor launched by former OpenAI executives.
该公司的产品帮助其保持领先地位,击败了包括Alphabet Inc(纳斯达克股票代码: GOOG)(GOOGL)在内的大公司竞争对手。 谷歌的母公司向Anthropic投入了60亿美元现金,Anthropic是由前OpenAI高管创建,得到了亚马逊公司支持。
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) is also hustling to build its own AI model. The company will likely integrate the tech into Facebook and Instagram.
meta platforms公司(纳斯达克股票代码: META)也在努力构建自己的人工智能模型。 该公司可能会将这项技术整合到Facebook和Instagram中。
OpenAI, meanwhile, is working with Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) to power new AI features for the next generation of iPhones.
与苹果公司(纳斯达克:AAPL)合作,为下一代iPhone提供新的人工智能功能。
What's Next: Expect the company to continue wrestling with lawsuits. Last month, the Center for Investigative Reporting sued the AI innovator and Microsoft, citing unauthorized use of its content.
接下来会有什么:预计该公司将继续与诉讼纠缠。上个月,调查报道中心起诉了这家人工智能创新公司和微软,称其未经授权使用了其内容。
Earlier this week, OpenAI insisted that it makes fair use of copyrighted content to teach its language models to create original material.
本周早些时候,OpenAI坚称其合理使用版权内容来教授其语言模型以生成原创内容。
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