Dispel the rumors! NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA.US) plans to invest $30 billion in OpenAI, with a pre-investment valuation of $73 billion.

According to reports, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA.US) is currently in deep negotiations with OpenAI, planning to invest as much as $30 billion as part of a new round of funding for this AI startup. Following this round of funding, OpenAI's pre-investment valuation is expected to reach $73 billion. An insider revealed that this investment is not related to the $100 billion infrastructure partnership agreement announced by both parties in September last year. The insider stated that the $30 billion investment does not come with any deployment conditions. The statement made in September last year caused a stir in the tech industry and led to a series of infrastructure deals. The statement outlined a structure: as NVIDIA Corporation launches its new supercomputing facility, it will invest in OpenAI over the next few years. At the time, sources claimed that NVIDIA Corporation's first $10 billion investment would come in place upon the completion of its first gigawatt project. The insider added that NVIDIA Corporation's $30 billion investment plan this time is different from the vision in September last year, but the company may still participate in subsequent funding rounds based on the original framework. However, this deal has not been finalized, and specific details may still change. NVIDIA Corporation declined to comment on this. In recent months, there have been many speculations about the status of the $100 billion infrastructure agreement between OpenAI and NVIDIA Corporation, especially after reports in January suggested that the deal had been "put on hold". NVIDIA Corporation stated in its quarterly financial report in November last year that they "cannot guarantee that we will be able to reach a final agreement on opportunities for cooperation with OpenAI or other potential investments". OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tried to downplay external concerns in a post on the X platform, saying that the company loves working with NVIDIA Corporation and expressing his confusion about where these rumors came from. NVIDIA Corporation CEO Jensen Huang also mentioned this in an interview earlier this month, saying that NVIDIA Corporation will "without a doubt" participate in OpenAI's next round of funding. At the same time, OpenAI is also in talks with other potential investors for funding. According to previous reports, the total amount of this round of funding could be around $100 billion. These negotiations have been accelerating in recent weeks, but have not yet been finalized. According to earlier reports, the funding for this startup may be completed in two batches: first, investments from strategic investors such as Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN.US), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.US), and NVIDIA Corporation, followed by the participation of more diverse investors.