Race For AI Chipmaking: After Sam Altman, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Seeks $100B To Bankroll Chip Venture
Race For AI Chipmaking: After Sam Altman, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Seeks $100B To Bankroll Chip Venture
SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC:SFTBF) founder, Masayoshi Son, is planning to raise $100 billion for a new chip venture targeting the AI market. This venture could potentially pose a challenge to Nvidia Corp. and also comes at a time when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has set an ambitious $7 trillion AI chipmaking plan.
软银集团公司（场外交易代码：SFTBF）创始人孙正义计划为一家针对人工智能市场的新芯片企业筹集1000亿美元。该合资企业可能会对英伟达公司构成挑战，也是在OpenAI首席执行官山姆·奥特曼制定了雄心勃勃的7万亿美元人工智能芯片制造计划之际进行的。
What Happened: Son's project, codenamed Izanagi, is his latest initiative as SoftBank scales back its startup investments. The venture's objective is to establish a company that can supplement the chip design unit of Arm Holdings Plc. (NASDAQ:ARM), thereby helping Son create an AI chip powerhouse, reported Bloomberg.
发生了什么：孙的代号为Izanagi的项目是他在软银缩减创业投资时的最新举措。该合资企业的目标是建立一家可以补充Arm Holdings Plc芯片设计部门的公司。彭博社报道，纳斯达克股票代码：ARM），从而帮助Son创建了人工智能芯片巨头。
SoftBank is expected to contribute $30 billion, with the remaining $70 billion potentially sourced from Middle East investors. If successful, this would be one of the largest investments in the AI sector, surpassing Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) $13 billion investment in OpenAI.
软银预计将出资300亿美元，其余700亿美元可能来自中东投资者。如果成功，这将是人工智能领域最大的投资之一，超过微软公司。”s（纳斯达克股票代码：MSFT）向OpenAI投资了130亿美元。
Details regarding the project's funding or expenditure are yet to be finalized. Son is continuously exploring various investment ideas and strategies to extend Arm's reach into the AI market and is considering different types of next-generation chips.
有关该项目资金或支出的细节尚未最后确定。Son一直在探索各种投资理念和策略，以将Arm的业务范围扩展到人工智能市场，并正在考虑不同类型的下一代芯片。
Why It Matters: This move comes at a time when Altman is reportedly looking for the Biden administration's approval for his $7 trillion chipmaking ambitions.
为何重要：据报道，此举是在奥特曼寻求拜登政府批准其7万亿美元芯片制造雄心壮志之际采取的。
Altman has been in discussions with potential investors and partners across the US, Middle East, and Asia, with the project's advancement hinging on approval from the U.S. government.
奥特曼一直在与美国、中东和亚洲的潜在投资者和合作伙伴进行讨论，该项目的进展取决于美国政府的批准。
Earlier, Altman had been in talks with global investors, including SoftBank, to secure funds for a network of semiconductor factories aimed at addressing chip shortages for AI applications.
此前，奥特曼一直在与包括软银在内的全球投资者进行谈判，为旨在解决人工智能应用芯片短缺问题的半导体工厂网络筹集资金。
While Son and Altman have discussed joining forces in semiconductor manufacturing, "Izanagi" currently remains separate from Altman's ambitions.
尽管Son和Altman讨论了在半导体制造领域联手的问题，但 “Izanagi” 目前仍与奥特曼的雄心壮志分开。
Arm CEO Rene Haas, a member of the SoftBank board, is advising Son on the project. Son is directly leading Project Izanagi, maintaining his enthusiasm for AGI (Artificial General Intelligence).
软银董事会成员Arm首席执行官雷内·哈斯正在就该项目向孙提供建议。Son 直接领导了 Izanagi 项目，保持了他对 AGI（人工通用智能）的热情。
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