'Softbank To Invest $500M In OpenAI, U.S. Media Report; Apple Reportedly Dropped Out Of Plans To Participate In Large Funding Round' - Nikkei Asia
'Softbank To Invest $500M In OpenAI, U.S. Media Report; Apple Reportedly Dropped Out Of Plans To Participate In Large Funding Round' - Nikkei Asia
Apple reportedly dropped out of plans to participate in the large funding round, which currently values the artificial intelligence startup at $150 billion before the SoftBank investment.Japanese telecom company SoftBank's Vision Fund will invest $500 million in OpenAI's latest funding round, The Information reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the deal.
《信息报》周一援引一位知情人士的话报道，日本电信公司软银的愿景基金将在OpenAI的最新一轮融资中投资5亿美元。
SoftBank declined to comment, while OpenAI did not immediately respond.
软银拒绝置评，而OpenAI没有立即回应。
The company at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom is raising $6.5 billion in the form of convertible notes, Reuters exclusively reported in September.
路透社9月份独家报道，这家处于人工智能繁荣核心的公司正在以可转换票据的形式筹集65亿美元。
Apple reportedly dropped out of plans to participate in the large funding round, which currently values the artificial intelligence startup at $150 billion before the SoftBank investment.
据报道，苹果退出了参与这轮大规模融资的计划，在软银投资之前，该轮融资目前对这家人工智能初创公司的估值为1500亿美元。
However, the valuation will be contingent on whether the ChatGPT maker can upend its corporate structure and remove a profit cap for investors.
但是，估值将取决于ChatGPT制造商能否颠覆其公司结构并取消投资者的利润上限。
The deal represents SoftBank's first investment in the Sam Altman-led firm, the Information report said.
信息报告称，这笔交易是软银对山姆·奥特曼领导的公司的首次投资。
Reuters reported on Wednesday that OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit corporation that will no longer be controlled by its nonprofit board.
路透社周三报道说，OpenAI正在制定一项计划，将其核心业务重组为营利性公司，该公司将不再由其非营利组织董事会控制。
