Tim Cook-Led Apple Reportedly Abandons OpenAI Funding Round Discussions, But Nvidia And Microsoft Could Still Invest In ChatGPT-Parent
Tim Cook-Led Apple Reportedly Abandons OpenAI Funding Round Discussions, But Nvidia And Microsoft Could Still Invest In ChatGPT-Parent
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reportedly decided to withdraw from negotiations to invest in OpenAI's funding round, which is projected to raise between $6.5 billion and $7 billion.
蘋果公司 (納斯達克:AAPL) 據稱已決定退出與OpenAI融資輪談判，預計融資金額在$65億至$70億之間。
What Happened: Apple's decision to pull out of the talks was made at the last minute. The funding round, spearheaded by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, is due to close next week, reported The Wall Street Journal, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
發生了什麼：蘋果在最後一刻決定退出談判。由創投公司Thrive Capital領頭的融資輪計劃於下週結束，據《華爾街日報》援引知情人士報道。
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) are still in talks to join the round, with the former expected to contribute around $1 billion, adding to its existing $13 billion investment in the company.
微軟公司 (納斯達克:MSFT) 和英偉達公司 (納斯達克:NVDA) 仍在就加入這一輪談判，前者有望貢獻約$10億，將其已有的$130億投資增加到該公司。
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Steps Down: 'I Want To Create The Time And Space To Do My Own Exploration...'
OpenAI首席技術官Mira Murati辭職：'我想要創造時間和空間來進行自己的探索...'。
Investment firm Tiger Global Management and UAE state-backed company MGX are also reportedly considering participation.
投資公司Tiger Global Management和阿聯酋政府支持的公司MGX據稱也在考慮參與。
Earlier this month, it was reported that OpenAI is in the process of transitioning from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity, a move encouraged by many investors in the round.
本月早些時候，有報道稱OpenAI正在從非營利組織轉型爲營利實體，這一舉動受到該融資輪許多投資者的鼓勵。
This transition is expected to be a complex process for the startup. If the transition is not completed within two years, investors in the current round will have the right to request their money back.
這一轉型預計將是這家初創公司的一個複雜過程。如果這一轉型在兩年內未能完成，當前輪投資者有權要求退還他們的資金。
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Why It Matters: OpenAI's transition to a for-profit model has also been a contentious issue. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and left in 2018, has previously questioned the legality of this shift.
爲什麼重要:OpenAI轉向盈利模式也成爲一個有爭議的問題。特斯拉和spacex首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克於2015年共同創立OpenAI，並在2018年離開，此前他曾質疑這一轉變的合法性。
Earlier this year, Musk also criticized Apple's partnership with OpenAI due to concerns about data security and privacy.
今年早些時候，馬斯克還批評了蘋果與OpenAI合作，擔心數據安全和隱私問題。
Apple had announced its collaboration with OpenAI to incorporate ChatGPT into its operating systems, which led to Musk threatening to ban the Tim Cook-led company's devices from his ventures including Tesla.
蘋果宣佈與OpenAI合作，將ChatGPt整合到其操作系統中，這導致馬斯克威脅要禁止由蒂姆·庫克領導的公司的設備，包括特斯拉。
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