時(shí)間:2024-02-18|瀏覽:340
據(jù)《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》2 月 17 日?qǐng)?bào)道,在完成最新交易后,OpenAI 的估值已飆升至 800 億美元以上。
據(jù)報(bào)道,該公司正在接受 Thrive Capital 精心策劃的要約收購(gòu),以籌集更多資金,同時(shí)為員工提供切實(shí)的福利。
要約收購(gòu)策略
根據(jù)協(xié)議,OpenAI 員工將被允許出售其股票,所得收益將歸入公司金庫(kù)。
這種方法不同于公司通常為擴(kuò)張業(yè)務(wù)而采用的傳統(tǒng)融資方法。
不過,要約收購(gòu)策略對(duì)于 OpenAI 來說并不新鮮。
2023 年,Thrive Capital、紅杉資本、Andreessen Horowitz 和 K2 Global 等風(fēng)險(xiǎn)投資巨頭也采取了類似的做法,參與了要約收購(gòu),當(dāng)時(shí)該公司的估值約為 290 億美元。
這一策略的重復(fù)使用表明 OpenAI 有意向其員工提供流動(dòng)性選擇,同時(shí)仍然通過傳統(tǒng)融資輪吸引投資,而不稀釋所有權(quán)。
為了進(jìn)一步實(shí)現(xiàn)戰(zhàn)略舉措多元化,首席執(zhí)行官 Sam Altman 正在積極尋找機(jī)會(huì)增強(qiáng)公司的能力,特別是在半導(dǎo)體領(lǐng)域。
Altman 與包括潛在投資者、半導(dǎo)體制造商和能源供應(yīng)商在內(nèi)的各種利益相關(guān)者進(jìn)行的接觸,凸顯了一項(xiàng)雄心勃勃的計(jì)劃,以支持并可能徹底改變支撐人工智能技術(shù)發(fā)展的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施。
通過將 OpenAI 定位為未來芯片制造項(xiàng)目的關(guān)鍵客戶,Altman 著眼于增強(qiáng)全球芯片生產(chǎn)能力,這對(duì)于開發(fā)和部署先進(jìn)的人工智能技術(shù)至關(guān)重要。
索拉
在這些戰(zhàn)略和組織發(fā)展的過程中,OpenAI 不斷創(chuàng)新,最引人注目的是發(fā)布了文本轉(zhuǎn)視頻模型 Sora。
Sora 能夠根據(jù)文本提示創(chuàng)建詳細(xì)的視頻、擴(kuò)展現(xiàn)有視頻中的敘述以及從靜態(tài)圖像生成場(chǎng)景。
盡管 OpenAI 承認(rèn) Sora 仍處于開發(fā)的早期階段,需要進(jìn)一步完善,但它的推出標(biāo)志著生成人工智能領(lǐng)域的一個(gè)重要里程碑。
The announcement caused AI-related digital assets to surge, including Altman’s Worldcoin, which saw a 40% gain following the news. The token has continued to rise in value and was trading at $4.79 as of press time, up another 8% over the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the token is up more than 90% on a weekly basis. The token has been consistently rising in value despite controversy related to its biometric data gathering in several countries.
The past year has been tumultuous for OpenAI, marked by a brief period when Altman was removed from his position as CEO by the company’s board.
The decision was met with considerable dissent from the company’s employees, leading to his reinstatement. The episode revealed the strong internal support for Altman’s leadership and highlighted the challenges and conditions within one of the leading firms in the AI industry.
熱點(diǎn):交易