Tim Cook-Led Apple Reportedly Abandons OpenAI Funding Round Discussions, But Nvidia And Microsoft Could Still Invest In ChatGPT-Parent
Tim Cook-Led Apple Reportedly Abandons OpenAI Funding Round Discussions, But Nvidia And Microsoft Could Still Invest In ChatGPT-Parent
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reportedly decided to withdraw from negotiations to invest in OpenAI's funding round, which is projected to raise between $6.5 billion and $7 billion.
據報道，蘋果公司（納斯達克股票代碼：AAPL）已決定退出投資OpenAI一輪融資的談判，該輪融資預計將籌集65億至70億美元。
What Happened: Apple's decision to pull out of the talks was made at the last minute. The funding round, spearheaded by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, is due to close next week, reported The Wall Street Journal, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
發生了什麼：蘋果退出談判的決定是在最後一刻做出的。《華爾街日報》援引一位知情人士的話報道，由風險投資公司Thrive Capital牽頭的這輪融資將於下週結束。
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) are still in talks to join the round, with the former expected to contribute around $1 billion, adding to its existing $13 billion investment in the company.
微軟公司（納斯達克股票代碼：MSFT）和英偉達公司（納斯達克股票代碼：NVDA）仍在談判加入該輪融資，前者預計將出資約10億美元，增加其對該公司的現有130億美元投資。
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Steps Down: 'I Want To Create The Time And Space To Do My Own Exploration...'
OpenAI 首席技術官 Mira Murati 辭職：「我想創造時間和空間來進行自己的探索...」
Investment firm Tiger Global Management and UAE state-backed company MGX are also reportedly considering participation.
據報道，投資公司老虎環球管理公司和阿聯酋國家支持的公司MGX也在考慮參與。
Earlier this month, it was reported that OpenAI is in the process of transitioning from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity, a move encouraged by many investors in the round.
本月早些時候，有報道稱，OpenAI正在從非營利組織過渡到營利性實體，這一舉動受到本輪許多投資者的鼓勵。
This transition is expected to be a complex process for the startup. If the transition is not completed within two years, investors in the current round will have the right to request their money back.
對於初創公司來說，這種過渡預計將是一個複雜的過程。如果過渡未在兩年內完成，則本輪投資的投資者將有權要求退款。
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Why It Matters: OpenAI's transition to a for-profit model has also been a contentious issue. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and left in 2018, has previously questioned the legality of this shift.
爲何重要：OpenAI向營利模式的過渡也是一個有爭議的問題。特斯拉和SpaceX首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克曾質疑這種轉變的合法性，他們於2015年共同創立了OpenAI，並於2018年離職。
Earlier this year, Musk also criticized Apple's partnership with OpenAI due to concerns about data security and privacy.
今年早些時候，由於擔心數據安全和隱私，馬斯克還批評了蘋果與OpenAI的合作伙伴關係。
Apple had announced its collaboration with OpenAI to incorporate ChatGPT into its operating systems, which led to Musk threatening to ban the Tim Cook-led company's devices from his ventures including Tesla.
蘋果宣佈與OpenAI合作，將ChatGPT納入其操作系統，這導致馬斯克威脅要禁止蒂姆·庫克領導的公司的設備進入包括特斯拉在內的合資企業。
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