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.
軟銀集團公司（場外交易代碼：SFTBF）創始人孫正義計劃爲一家針對人工智能市場的新芯片企業籌集1000億美元。該合資企業可能會對英偉達公司構成挑戰，也是在OpenAI首席執行官山姆·奧特曼制定了雄心勃勃的7萬億美元人工智能芯片製造計劃之際進行的。
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.
發生了什麼：孫的代號爲Izanagi的項目是他在軟銀縮減創業投資時的最新舉措。該合資企業的目標是建立一家可以補充Arm Holdings Plc芯片設計部門的公司。彭博社報道，納斯達克股票代碼：ARM），從而幫助Son創建了人工智能芯片巨頭。
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.
軟銀預計將出資300億美元，其餘700億美元可能來自中東投資者。如果成功，這將是人工智能領域最大的投資之一，超過微軟公司。”s（納斯達克股票代碼：MSFT）向OpenAI投資了130億美元。
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.
有關該項目資金或支出的細節尚未最後確定。Son一直在探索各種投資理念和策略，以將Arm的業務範圍擴展到人工智能市場，並正在考慮不同類型的下一代芯片。
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.
爲何重要：據報道，此舉是在奧特曼尋求拜登政府批准其7萬億美元芯片製造雄心壯志之際採取的。
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.
奧特曼一直在與美國、中東和亞洲的潛在投資者和合作夥伴進行討論，該項目的進展取決於美國政府的批准。
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，奧特曼一直在與包括軟銀在內的全球投資者進行談判，爲旨在解決人工智能應用芯片短缺問題的半導體工廠網絡籌集資金。
While Son and Altman have discussed joining forces in semiconductor manufacturing, "Izanagi" currently remains separate from Altman's ambitions.
儘管Son和Altman討論了在半導體制造領域聯手的問題，但 “Izanagi” 目前仍與奧特曼的雄心壯志分開。
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).
軟銀董事會成員Arm首席執行官雷內·哈斯正在就該項目向孫提供建議。Son 直接領導了 Izanagi 項目，保持了他對 AGI（人工通用智能）的熱情。
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