A SoftBank is in negotiations to invest up to $ 25 billion (R $ 148 billion) in Openaiowner of ChatgPT, according to a source familiar with the subject.
Softbank could invest from $ 15 billion to $ 25 billion directly on OpenAi, which has Microsoft among major investors, and part of that amount can be used to pay OpenAi’s commitment to Stargate, the source said.
A is a joint venture Between Oracle, OpenAi, and Softbank, which plans to invest up to $ 500 billion to help the United States lead in front of China and other rivals in the global race of artificial intelligence.
Softbank’s investment will add to $ 15 billion, the source said, adding that negotiations are at an early stage.
The news site The Information stated earlier that Softbank was planning to invest a total of $ 40 billion in Stargate and OpenAi and had started negotiations to borrow up to $ 18.5 billion.
The Stargate venture was announced by US President Donald Trump, Softbank President Masayoshi Son, OpenAi President Sam Altman, and Oracle President Larry Ellison in the White House last week.
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However, since then, a little -known startup from China, A, knocked the markets by launching a free artificial intelligence assistant that, according to her, was developed cheaply, using low cost chips with less data than rivals from the US.
Softbank’s stock price has risen with the news of the Stargate project, but has fallen more than 12% since the beginning of the settlement of deepseek -induced technology companies.
OpenAi and Softbank did not comment on the subject.
