IT之家 10 月 1 日消息，软银集团今日表示，公司已借助软银愿景基金 2 完成对 OpenAI 的第三笔投资，金额为 100 亿美元（IT之家注：现汇率约合 671.69 亿元人民币），这是软银对 OpenAI 的最后一笔投资。至此，软银此前承诺的 300 亿美元（现汇率约合 2,015.06 亿元人民币）投资全部到位。
OpenAI 的估值正处于快速上升阶段。据彭博社报道，该人工智能实验室在寻求新一轮融资，至少 300 亿美元。
软银完成此次投资后，预计将持有 OpenAI 约 13% 股份。此次投资的资金源于软银债券，路透社表示，这笔债券是全球迄今为止规模最大的企业高收益债券发行。
对软银而言，这些资金既是机遇也是风险：一维度它为软银继续推进 AI 战略给出充足资金；另一维度也让公司更加依赖，信贷市面状况及单一资本密集型行业的发展情况。
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IT Home reported on October 1 that SoftBank Group said today that it has completed its third investment in OpenAI through SoftBank Vision Fund 2, amounting to $10 billion (IT Home note: approximately 67.169 billion yuan at current exchange rate), which is SoftBank's final investment in OpenAI. With this, the previously committed $30 billion (approximately 201.506 billion yuan at current exchange rate) investment has been fully delivered.
OpenAI's valuation is in a phase of rapid growth. According to Bloomberg, the AI lab is seeking a new round of financing of at least $30 billion.
After completing this investment, SoftBank is expected to hold about 13% of OpenAI. The funds for this investment came from SoftBank bonds. Reuters said this bond issuance is the largest corporate high-yield bond offering in the world to date.
For SoftBank, these funds are both an opportunity and a risk: on one hand, they provide SoftBank with ample funds to continue advancing its AI strategy; on the other hand, they make the company more dependent on credit market conditions and the development of a single capital-intensive industry.