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.
据报道，凯西·伍德的方舟风险基金投资了OpenAI的最新一轮融资，使其成为创业公司历史上最大的融资之一。
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.
发生了什么：据《商业内幕》援引三位知情人士的话报道，周三，方舟风险基金承诺在OpenAI的最新一轮融资中至少投资2.5亿美元。
This marks Ark's second investment in the AI firm which has made a new wave of generative AI technology since launching ChatGPT.
这标志着 Ark 第二次投资这家人工智能公司，该公司自推出 ChatGPT 以来掀起了新一轮的生成人工智能技术。
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，Ark也在4月宣布收购了OpenAI的股份，尽管它没有透露投资金额或分配给该公司的估值。
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.
方舟风险基金于2022年启动，有投资知名初创公司的历史，包括OpenAI的竞争对手Anthropic、埃隆·马斯克的xAI和SpaceX、FigureAI和Databricks。
OpenAI's latest funding round was reportedly led by Thrive Capital and has now reached a whopping $6.6 billion.
据报道，OpenAI的最新一轮融资由Thrive Capital牵头，现已达到高达66亿美元。
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.
据传参与的其他潜在参与者包括科技巨头微软公司（纳斯达克股票代码：MSFT），该公司在过去五年中已经向这家人工智能公司投资了约130亿美元，英伟达公司和Altimeter。
Apple withdrew from the talks early, but separate reports indicated that Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Group Corporation was considering stepping in.
苹果很早就退出了谈判，但另有报道称，孙正义领导的软银集团公司正在考虑介入。
Ark Invest did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.
方舟投资没有立即回应本辛加的置评请求。
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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.
为何重要：OpenAI的估值在最新一轮融资中已飙升至1570亿美元。尽管OpenAI显著退出并可能进行公司重组，但投资者仍然对该公司推进人工智能技术的能力充满信心。
Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc. has launched a new AI chatbot named "Cedric," designed to be safer than ChatGPT created by OpenAI for internal use.
同时，亚马逊公司推出了一款名为 “Cedric” 的新型人工智能聊天机器人，其设计比OpenAI创建的供内部使用的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.
据报道，出于安全考虑，亚马逊一直对使用ChatGPT等第三方人工智能工具持谨慎态度。今年早些时候，这家电子商务巨头实施了正式的指导方针，禁止将外部人工智能工具用于商业目的。
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