Cathie Wood-Led Ark Venture Fund Agrees To Invest At Least $250M In OpenAI's Historic Funding Round, ChatGPT-Parent's Now Valued At $157B: Report
Cathie Wood-Led Ark Venture Fund Agrees To Invest At Least $250M In OpenAI's Historic Funding Round, ChatGPT-Parent's Now Valued At $157B: Report
Previously in April also, Ark announced that it had acquired a stake in OpenAI, although it did not disclose the amount of the investment or the valuation it assigned to the company.Cathie Wood's Ark Venture Fund has reportedly invested in OpenAI's latest funding round, making it one of the largest in startup history.
凱西·伍德的ark創業公司基金據稱已在OpenAI的最新融資輪中投資，使其成爲創業史上最大的之一。
What Happened: On Wednesday, Ark Venture Fund committed to investing a minimum of $250 million in OpenAI's latest funding round, reported Business Insider, citing three people familiar with the round.
據知情人士透露，Ark創業公司基金週三承諾在OpenAI的最新融資輪中至少投資25000萬美元，據彭博社報道，引述三位熟悉本輪融資的人。
This marks Ark's second investment in the AI firm which has made a new wave of generative AI technology since launching ChatGPT.
這標誌着ark第二次投資於這家人工智能公司，自ChatGPt的推出以來，這家公司已經開發出新一波的生成式人工智能技術。
Previously in April also, Ark announced that it had acquired a stake in OpenAI, although it did not disclose the amount of the investment or the valuation it assigned to the company.
此前在四月份，ark宣佈已收購OpenAI的股份，儘管沒有披露投資金額或公司的估值。
The Ark Venture Fund, which launched in 2022, has a history of investing in high-profile startups, including OpenAI's competitors Anthropic, Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX, FigureAI, and Databricks.
2022年成立的ark創業公司基金一直致力於投資知名初創公司，包括OpenAI的競爭對手Anthropic、埃隆·馬斯克的xAI和spacex(臨時代碼)、FigureAI和Databricks。
OpenAI's latest funding round was reportedly led by Thrive Capital and has now reached a whopping $6.6 billion.
據報道，OpenAI的最新融資輪由Thrive Capital領投，目前已達到660億美元。
Other potential participants rumored to be involved include tech giants Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which has already invested about $13 billion in the AI company over the last five years, Nvidia Corporation, and Altimeter.
其他可能參與的傳聞參與者包括科技巨頭微軟-t，過去五年中已向這家人工智能公司投資了約130億美元，英偉達公司和Altimeter。
Apple withdrew from the talks early, but separate reports indicated that Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Group Corporation was considering stepping in.
蘋果早期退出談判，但另外的報告顯示，軟銀集團可能考慮介入。
Ark Invest did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.
ark未立即回應財經新聞公司Benzinga的置評請求。
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Why It Matters: OpenAI's valuation has skyrocketed to $157 billion in its latest funding round. Despite notable exits from OpenAI and possible corporate restructuring, investors are still confident in the company's capacity to advance AI technology.
爲何重要：OpenAI在最新一輪融資中估值飆升至1570億美元。儘管OpenAI存在值得注意的退出事件及可能的企業重組，投資者仍對該公司推動人工智能技術的能力抱有信心。
Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc. has launched a new AI chatbot named "Cedric," designed to be safer than ChatGPT created by OpenAI for internal use.
與此同時，亞馬遜公司推出了一個名爲「Cedric」的新人工智能聊天機器人，旨在比OpenAI爲內部使用而創建的ChatGPT更安全。
Amazon has reportedly been wary of using third-party AI tools like ChatGPT due to security concerns. Earlier this year, the e-commerce giant implemented formal guidelines prohibiting the use of external AI tools for business purposes.
亞馬遜據稱因擔心安全問題一直對使用諸如ChatGPT之類的第三方人工智能工具持保留態度。今年早些時候，這家電子商務巨頭實施了正式指引，禁止使用外部人工智能工具進行業務用途。
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