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SoftBank is known for risky investments...
OpenAI Hits $300B Valuation After $40B SoftBank Investment
"The funding is structured in stages with major conditions attached. SoftBank and its syndicate are injecting an initial $10 billion now, and another $30 billion is slated for late 2025 — but only if OpenAI completes a governance overhaul. Specifically, OpenAI must transition from its current non-profit-controlled, capped-profit model to a conventional for-profit structure by the end of 2025. If it fails to meet this deadline, SoftBank can scale back the remaining investment by up to 25%."
Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Release an ‘Open Weight’ AI Model This Summer | WIRED
OpenAI adopts rival Anthropic's standard for connecting AI models to data | TechCrunch
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