OpenAI 首席执行官 山 姆・奥特曼 作者：凯蒂・鲁夫、迈尔斯・克鲁帕 OpenAI 计划在新一轮融资中募资1000 亿美元，这一令人瞠目的募资规模，让所有人都在猜测这笔巨额 资金的来源。据本报此前报道，本次融资的投前估值将为 OpenAI 定格在约 7500 亿美元。 美国的各类金融投资者，包括为私营初创企业注资的大型零售基金管理人，预计仅能为这笔融资贡献一 小部分资金—— 约 100 亿美元。究其原因，即便是手握数千亿美元资产管理规模的机构，也会对单一 企业的投资敞口设置上限。 手握充裕现金流的科技企业，尤其是那些迫切希望拿下 OpenAI 云服务合作订单的企业，或将成为本轮 融资的主力投资方。本报记者本月早些时候曾报道，亚马逊正洽谈向 OpenAI 投资至少 100 亿美元；达 成这笔投资后，OpenAI 未来数年计划斥资 380 亿美元采购亚马逊云科技（AWS）服务器的资金需求， 也将得到部分保障。 希望分食 OpenAI 巨额服务器采购订单的企业名单十分冗长。英伟达今年已承诺，将向 OpenAI 注资至 多 1000 亿美元，助力这家 ChatGPT 的研发企业自建数据中心（外界推测，这些数据中 ...

Group 1 - OpenAI has partnered with Luxshare Precision to produce future OpenAI devices, marking its entry into the AI hardware sector and challenging major consumer electronics companies like Apple, Google, and Samsung [2][3] - The first prototypes of the OpenAI device are being developed, expected to be pocket-sized with contextual awareness capabilities, aiming for a launch by the end of 2026 or early 2027 [2] - OpenAI is also in discussions with GoerTek for the supply of speaker modules and other components for its future products, further indicating its ambition in the hardware space [2] Group 2 - OpenAI is accelerating its hardware product development by leveraging established supply chains to expedite mass production and aims to replicate the robust ecosystem built by Apple over decades [3] - The company has made significant moves to recruit AI talent from Apple, including acquiring the hardware startup io Products for $6.5 billion, founded by former Apple designer Jony Ive [4] - Over twenty former Apple employees have joined OpenAI, enhancing its capability to deliver hardware that meets Apple's standards in design, usability, and manufacturing [5] Group 3 - OpenAI's actions reflect its determination to transition from software to consumer hardware, although this may complicate its relationship with Apple, with whom it has collaborated since 2024 on integrating its models into Apple's Siri and Image Playground [5][6] - Discussions are ongoing between OpenAI and Apple to deepen their collaboration, potentially enhancing Siri through OpenAI's models [6]