According to sources quoted by the Wall Street Journal, OpenAI is in talks for a new round of funding, while two tech giants, Apple Inc. and Nvidia, are interested in investing in artificial intelligence (AI) research firm OpenAI.

According to the report, the investment will be part of a new round of funding for OpenAI, which will value the ChatGPT maker at more than $100 billion. OpenAI plans to raise billions of dollars, including venture capital firm Thrive Capital, which will lead the round of funding for $1 billion, the sources said. In addition, Microsoft, as the largest shareholder of OpenAI, will also participate in this round of financing.

Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI, and Nvidia has also discussed joining OpenAI's latest financing, according to people familiar with the matter. It is reported that Nvidia is negotiating to invest $100 million in a new round of financing for OpenAI. While it's unclear how much Apple and Microsoft plan to invest, if the talks go through, it could mean that three of the world's most valuable tech companies will become shareholders in OpenAI.

OpenAI's chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, said in a memo on Wednesday that the company was seeking new funding, without giving specifics. OpenAI will use the financing to gain more computing power and fund other operating expenses, Friar said.

It is reported that with the rise of the wave of artificial intelligence AI, Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia have also begun to accelerate their investment and layout in the field of artificial intelligence.

Among them, Microsoft has invested $13 billion in OpenAI since 2019, owning 49% of the latter's shares; Apple launched the Apple Intelligence system at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June this year, and officially announced its partnership with OpenAI. As for the AI leader Nvidia, it has not only been working closely with OpenAI for a long time, but also has been quite active in investing in this field, and since 2023, its investment arm, NVentures, has invested in a number of AI companies.

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