Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) is considering acquiring the OctoAI startup for $165 million to boost its software and cloud computing services.
According to the Information, which cites shareholders' messages, the startup sells software designed to enhance the efficiency of artificial intelligence models.
OctoAI raised $132 million from investors, including Tiger Global, which was valued at $900 million in 2021.
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In March, OctoAI tapped Nvidia to usher in optimized generative AI models for enterprises.
OctoAI integrated NVIDIA NIM (which refers to inference microservices for accelerating the deployment of foundation models on any cloud or data center) into its generative AI platform to serve customer use cases, including language and image generation. Additionally, developers could experiment with inference-optimized models.
Nvidia is up 163% in the last 12 months, as its Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) remain indispensable to Big Techs like Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Google parent Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) dream of accomplishing its AI ambitions.
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang voiced his conviction in the AI frenzy, expecting hyper-scale customers to produce $5 in rental revenue for every $1 spent on Nvidia's infrastructure.
Some significant hyper-scaler collaborations by Nvidia include Amazon and Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL), which BofA Securities analyst Justin Post expects will unlock significant cloud opportunities.
Price Action: NVDA stock is up 1.02% to $116.77 at the last check on Wednesday.
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英伟达公司(纳斯达克股票代码:NVDA)正考虑以1.65亿美元收购OctoAI初创公司,以提升其软件和云计算服务。
根据The Information消息,该初创公司销售的软件旨在提高人工智能模型的效率。
OctoAI从投资者那里筹集了1.32亿美元,其中包括Tiger Global,该公司在2021年的估值为0.9亿美元。
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今年3月,OctoAI选择了英伟达来推动企业优化的生成式人工智能模型。
OctoAI将英伟达的NIm(即用于加快在任何云或数据中心上部署基础模型的推断微服务)整合到其生成式人工智能平台中,以满足客户的使用需求,包括语言和图像生成。此外,开发人员可以尝试使用推断优化模型。
英伟达在过去12个月中上涨了163%,由于其图形处理单元(GPU)对于微软(纳斯达克股票代码:MSFT)、亚马逊公司(纳斯达克股票代码:AMZN)和谷歌母公司Alphabet Inc(纳斯达克股票代码:GOOG)(纳斯达克股票代码:GOOGL)等大型科技公司的人工智能雄心是不可或缺的。
英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋对人工智能的狂热表示了信心,他预计超大规模客户每花1美元在英伟达的基础设施上可以带来5美元的租金收入。
英伟达与亚马逊和甲骨文公司(纽交所:ORCL)进行了一些重要的超大规模合作,美国银行证券(BofA Securities)分析师Justin Post预计这将带来重大的云机会。
股票走势:英伟达股票上涨1.02%,报收于116.77美元,最新数据来自周三。
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