SoftBank Group is currently in discussions to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI, which could position it as the AI startup's largest financial backer

SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $25bn into OpenAI, in a deal which would make it the ChatGPT maker’s biggest financial backer, as the pair partner on a massive new artificial intelligence infrastructure project.

Davos | San Francisco | SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $US25 billion ($40 billion) into OpenAI, in a deal which would make it the ChatGPT maker’s biggest financial backer, as the pair partner on a massive new artificial intelligence infrastructure project.

SoftBank has already committed $15 billion to Project Stargate, a joint venture with OpenAI to build data centers and other AI infrastructure.

SOFTBANK Group is in discussions to invest as much as US$25 billion in OpenAI, in a move that would potentially make it the artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s biggest backer. Read more at The Business Times.

SoftBank is negotiating a $500 million investment in Skild AI, a software company building a foundational model for robotics at a $4 billion valuation,

SoftBank is in talks to lead a funding round for artificial intelligence robotics start-up Skild AI that would more than double its valuation to close to $4bn, as Masayoshi Son hunts for deals to match his vaunted ambitions for the sector.

SoftBank ($SFTBF) is set to lead a $500 million investing round in artificial intelligence robotics start-up Skild AI, in a move that could value

Group Corp. is reportedly discussing leading a funding round worth $500 million for Skild AI, a startup that specializes in building robotics software, according to Bloomberg.