OpenAI talks to raise 1 billion US dollars from Softbank Corp. to develop "iPhone in AI".

CTOnews.com Sept. 28, Beijing time in the afternoon of September 28, it is reported that OpenAI is in discussions to raise more than 1 billion US dollars from Softbank Corp. Group to develop a mobile phone for consumers.

It is reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has poached Jony Ive, the former Apple design director, to design the "iPhone of the AI world" and is in in-depth talks with Softbank Corp. founder Masayoshi son on the issue of new capital. According to the report, Altman and Ive plan to develop a device that will help users interact more intuitively with AI.

This week, it was reported that ChatGPT developer OpenAI was in talks with investors about a potential share sale, valuing the startup at $80 billion to $90 billion. The report quoted unnamed people familiar with the matter as saying that the valuation was almost three times that of the company earlier this year.