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ISoftBank ithola imali ebolekiwe engu-$11.87 billion eboshelwe kutshalomali lwe-OpenAI

I-Japan Times ibika ukuthi iSoftBank ithole imali ebolekiwe yasebhange yeminyaka emibili, engu-$11.87 billion ukuze isekele ukutshalwa kwezimali kwayo ku-OpenAI, okudlula umgomo wayo wangaphambili wama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi.

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I-Japan Times ibika ukuthi iSoftBank Group iphothule imali ebolekiwe yeminyaka emibili, engu-$11.87 billion ngesonto eledlule, nezibopho ezivela emabhange angaba ngu-20. Uxhaso lwezimali luhloselwe ukusekela ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-Japan conglomerate ku-OpenAI. Umbiko uthi iSoftBank iphinde icubungula ukuthengiswa kwe-junk-bond yamadola ayizigidigidi ezili-10 kuya kwezingama-20 zamadola aseMelika futhi inyuse cishe amabhiliyoni angama-37 ngamabhondi nemalimboleko kulo nyaka.

I-Japan Times ibika ukuthi iSoftBank Group ithole imali ebolekiwe engu-$11.87 billion ngesonto eledlule, isuka kulokho obekuhlosiwe ngaphambili kwezigidigidi eziyishumi zamaRandi. Lesi sikhungo esithathe iminyaka emibili sihehe ukuzibophezela kwamabhange angaba ngu-20, ngokusho kwabantu abajwayelene nalolu daba abebengagunyaziwe ukukhuluma esidlangalaleni. Umthombo awuwahlonzi amabhange noma unikeze inani lenzalo yemalimboleko, imigomo yesibambiso, izivumelwano, noma imibhalo yokugcina.

Ukuboleka kuyingxenye yomsebenzi wezezimali obanzi weSoftBank oxhumene notshalomali oluhleliwe ku-OpenAI. Umbiko uthi iSoftBank inemali ehlukene ebolekiwe engamarandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-10 esekelwa isiteki sayo se-OpenAI futhi icubungula ukunikezwa kwebhondi yedola laseMelika kusuka ku- $ 10 billion kuya ku- $ 20 billion. ISoftBank ithe ihlela ukubuyisela u-$25.9 billion osele emalini ebolekiwe engu-$40 billion ngoSepthemba 15. Le nkampani kulindeleke ukuthi itshale imali ecela ku-$65 billion ku-OpenAI ngo-Okthoba, ngokusho kombiko.

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Uxhaso lwezimali lukhombisa izinga lokuzibophezela kwezezimali kweSoftBank ku-OpenAI kanye nokusetshenziswa okukhulayo kwezikweletu ukuxhasa ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu kwe-AI. Iphinde igqamise ukuchayeka engcupheni yesikweletu njengoba abatshalizimali behlola kabusha ijubane, inzuzo, nokuphepha kokuthuthukiswa kwe-AI. I-akhawunti ye-Japan Times incike ngokwengxenye emithonjeni engashiwongo nakudatha ebikiwe; imigomo yemalimboleko kanye nezinhlelo zokutshala izimali ezibanzi zeSoftBank azizange ziqinisekiswe ngokuzimela emthonjeni.

Isikweletu esibikiwe sinikeza isilinganiso esiphathekayo sokuthi iSoftBank ikuxhasa kanjani ukubheja kwayo kwe-OpenAI: ngenhlanganisela yesikweletu sasebhange, ukuboleka imajini, kanye nokukhishwa kwebhondi okungenzeka. Leso sakhiwo singavumela iSoftBank ukuthi yenze imali ngokushesha, kodwa futhi kukhulisa ukuchayeka kwenkampani uma ukulinganisa kwe-OpenAI, izidingo zoxhaso lwesikhathi esizayo, noma imbuyiselo elindelwe ishintsha.

Umbiko ubeka uxhaso lwezimali ngokumelene nokukhathazeka okubanzi ngengozi yomkhakha we-AI. Ithi amasheya eSoftBank ehle afinyelela ku-13% ngoMsombuluko futhi iphawula ukuthi i-OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman uthe inkampani ngeke iphishekele umnikelo womphakathi kulo nyaka ngenkathi ikhuluma ngezokuphepha. Lezo ntuthuko zibikwa ngomongo, akubona ubufakazi bokuthi imali ebolekiwe yona yonakala noma ukuthi isu lokutshala imali leSoftBank selishintshile.

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Imihlangano yabatshalizimali ehleliwe yeSoftBank kanye nanoma yisiphi isinqumo ngokudayiswa kwebhondi yedola laseMelika kuzobonisa ukuthi izimakethe zizimisele yini ukuxhasa isu layo le-OpenAI ngesilinganiso esihlongozwayo. Umbiko uthi iSoftBank ihlela ukubuyisela imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-25.9 zamaRandi emalimboleko yangaphambili engu-$40 billion ngoSepthemba 15. Akukona ukwethulwa komkhiqizo, ngakho ukufinyelela kanye nezintengo zomthengi azisebenzi.

Intuthuko esheshayo eyokuthi iSoftBank iyakuqeda yini ukudayiswa kwebhondi okuhlongozwayo, ngamiphi imigomo, nokuthi iyalandela yini ukukhokha okubikiwe kwangomhla ziyi-15 kuSepthemba. I-Japan Times ithi inkampani ihlele imihlangano yabatshalizimali eNew York ukukala isidingo, kodwa umthombo awuqinisekisi ukuthi umnikelo webhondi uqalisiwe noma unentengo.

Umthombo futhi awuqinisekisi ngokuzimela imali ebolekiwe ngemibhalo yomphakathi, ukhomba amabhange abambe iqhaza, noma umise inani lokugcina elizotshalwa yiSoftBank ku-OpenAI. Leyo mininingwane ibalulekile ekuhloleni amandla eSoftBank kanye nezinga lapho ukuvezwa kwayo kwe-AI kuxhaswa ngesikweletu kunemali ekhona noma ukulingana.

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