'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.
《信息報》週一援引一位知情人士的話報道，日本電信公司軟銀的願景基金將在OpenAI的最新一輪融資中投資5億美元。
SoftBank declined to comment, while OpenAI did not immediately respond.
軟銀拒絕置評，而OpenAI沒有立即回應。
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月份獨家報道，這家處於人工智能繁榮核心的公司正在以可轉換票據的形式籌集65億美元。
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.
據報道，蘋果退出了參與這輪大規模融資的計劃，在軟銀投資之前，該輪融資目前對這家人工智能初創公司的估值爲1500億美元。
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，估值將取決於ChatGPT製造商能否顛覆其公司結構並取消投資者的利潤上限。
The deal represents SoftBank's first investment in the Sam Altman-led firm, the Information report said.
信息報告稱，這筆交易是軟銀對山姆·奧特曼領導的公司的首次投資。
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.
路透社週三報道說，OpenAI正在制定一項計劃，將其核心業務重組爲營利性公司，該公司將不再由其非營利組織董事會控制。
