Softbank recently revealed that it will invest in OpenAIMake large-scale investmentsLater, OpenAI announced that it had completed its largest private equity financing, raising a total of US$400 billion, bringing OpenAI's market valuation to approximately US$3000 billion.
Relevant reports indicate that in addition to Softbank leading the private equity financing, other participating investors include Microsoft, US investment management company Coatue Management, Altimeter Capital, and Thrive Capital, which had invested in OpenAI in the early days.
With this private financing, OpenAI said it will have sufficient resources to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence research and continue to expand its computing infrastructure, allowing the ChatGPT service, which is used by more than 5 million people each week, to become an increasingly thriving tool.
In the near futureImage generation capabilities powered by GPT-4oAfterwards, many people used ChatGPT to generate various images in the style of Ghibli and other artworks. Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the GPU used internally was about to overheat and melt due to the huge computing demand. Perhaps with the influx of more funds, OpenAI will be able to expand its basic hardware architecture such as sufficient GPUs and invest more technical talents to promote the development of artificial intelligence technology.
