According to the U.S. technology information "Silicon Corner" 24, the U.S. Open Artificial Intelligence Research Center (OpenAI) is negotiating a new round of financing with investors, and its valuation is expected to be no less than $100 billion.
According to the report, OpenAI's new round of financing negotiations is still in the initial stage;The terms, timing of the financing and the exact valuation are uncertain.
According to data provided by CB Ventures, if the new round of funding is successful, OpenAI will become the second-most valuable start-up technology company in the United States, after Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technology Company.
According to a report from the United States**, OpenAI is also negotiating with G42**, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a view to financing the creation of a chip manufacturing company. OpenAI could raise $8 billion to $10 billion from G42. It is unclear whether the project is linked to the new round of financing.
A number of U.S. ** reported in November that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking financing for a chip company project codenamed "Tigris".
According to the report, Altman wants to produce semiconductor products that can be compared to Nvidia's chips. He intends to develop a lower-cost alternative to Nvidia's chips to save OpenAI's AI service operating costs. (END) (Bu Xiaoming).
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