(Reuters) -Apple is in talks to put money into OpenAI as a part of a brand new fundraising spherical that might worth the ChatGPT maker above $100 billion, Wall Road Journal reported on Thursday, citing individuals aware of the matter.
The information comes a day after the Journal reported that venture-capital agency Thrive Capital would make investments round $1 billion in OpenAI, main the funding spherical.
Apple (NASDAQ:) and OpenAI didn’t instantly reply to Reuters requests for remark, whereas Thrive Capital and Microsoft (NASDAQ:) declined remark.
OpenAI has turn out to be more and more vital to Apple’s synthetic intelligence technique, with the iPhone maker bringing the AI agency’s chatbot, ChatGPT, to Apple gadgets in June as a part of “Apple Intelligence.”
Apple was additionally reported to realize an observer function on OpenAI’s board.
Microsoft, OpenAI’s largest strategic investor with over $10 billion invested, can also be anticipated to take part within the funding spherical, in keeping with the report.
The precise funding quantities from Apple and Microsoft stay undisclosed.
OpenAI’s excessive valuation is a results of the AI arms race it sparked with the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, prompting firms throughout industries to take a position billions within the expertise to remain forward of the competitors and seize market share.
The Sam Altman-led agency was reportedly valued at $80 billion in February after finishing a deal the place the corporate would promote present shares in a so-called tender supply led by Thrive Capital.
