软银集团将向美国 OpenAI 公司追加出资最高 400 亿美元

软银集团 4 月 1 日宣布将向美国 OpenAI 公司追加出资最高 400 亿美元，以加强在人工智能领域的合作关系。出资额中最高 100 亿美元将通过向外部投资者配股的方式筹集。

彭博社 4 月 1 日星期二报道，ChatGPT 背后的人工智能公司 OpenAI，获得由软银集团牵头的注资。报道引述知情人的话说，在最初阶段，软银与其他投资银团，将分别投资 75 亿美元和 25 亿美元，在 2025 年底前会有第二期 300 亿美元的资金投入，分别由软银和银团注资 225 亿美元和 75 亿美元。

关于追加出资的理由，软银集团方面表示"将最接近实现 AGI「通用人工智能」的 OpenAI 视为最重要的合作伙伴，会为其进一步发展提供支持"。OpenAI 则表示，软银集团的支持"将帮助我们持续构建 AI 系统"。

共同社报道说，软银集团自 2024 年 9 月以来已累计向 OpenAI 投资 22 亿美元，这次追加出资预计最快将在年内完成。

OpenAI 以开发对话型生成式 AI "ChatGPT"而闻名。OpenAI 和软银集团已在美国启动建设 AI 数据中心的"星际之门计划"，并宣布在日本成立合资公司，深化 AI 领域合作。

译文：

SoftBank Group will make an additional investment of up to $40 billion in the U.S. company OpenAI.

In an announcement on April 1, SoftBank Group said it would invest an additional amount of up to $40 billion in the U.S. company OpenAI to strengthen its cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence. Up to $10 billion of this investment will be raised by issuing shares to external investors.

Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, April 1, that the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, has received funding led by SoftBank Group. According to sources cited by the report, in the initial phase, SoftBank and other investment consortia will respectively invest $7.5 billion and $2.5 billion, with a second tranche of $30 billion expected to be invested before the end of 2025, divided between SoftBank and the consortium at $22.5 billion and $7.5 billion respectively.

Regarding the reason for the additional investment, SoftBank Group stated that they consider OpenAI, which is closest to achieving AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), as their most important partner and will support its further development. OpenAI also stated that SoftBank Group's support will help them continue building AI systems.

Kyodo News reported that since September 2024, SoftBank Group has cumulatively invested $2.2 billion in OpenAI, and this additional investment is expected to be completed as soon as possible this year.

OpenAI is renowned for developing the conversational generative AI 'ChatGPT'. OpenAI and SoftBank Group have launched the 'Stargate Project' to build an AI data center in the United States and announced the establishment of a joint venture in Japan to deepen cooperation in the field of AI.

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