OpenAI在科技股重挫之際將募資目標下砍100億美元，金融時報報導（10月30日）

（更正10月30日報導第2段，說明先前估值目標為1.4兆美元，而非14億美元）(Corrects paragraph 2 in Oct. 30 story to say earlier valuation target was $1.4 trillion, not $1.4 billion)

路透10月30日電——英國《金融時報》（Financial Times）週五報導，因市場對人工智慧（AI）的疑慮引發科技股拋售，OpenAI已將最新一輪募資目標下修100億美元。該報導引述知情人士說法。Oct 30 (Reuters) - OpenAI has slashed the target for its latest funding round by $10 billion amid a selloff in tech stocks driven by AI worries, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

報導稱，這家ChatGPT開發商目前尋求募資約200億美元，期望估值也已從1.4兆美元降至1.25兆美元。The ChatGPT maker is now seeking about $20 billion and its desired valuation has dropped to $1.25 trillion from $1.4 trillion, the report said.

報導補充說，OpenAI將週五訂為投資人承諾參與本輪募資的期限，但在部分投資人縮減配置後，預期「首次交割」募得金額將低於200億美元。OpenAI set a Friday deadline for investors to commit to the funding round, but the "first close" is expected to raise less than $20 billion after some investors reduced their allocations, it added.

該報也補充說，包括國家支持的科技基金MGX在內的阿拉伯聯合大公國投資人財團，預料將成為本輪募資最大參與方；作為交易的一部分，OpenAI將取得選擇權，可租用該地區新開發的運算容量。A consortium of UAE investors that includes state-backed technology fund MGX is expected to be the largest participant in the round, and as part of the deal, OpenAI would gain the option to lease newly developed computing capacity in the region, the newspaper added.

根據報導，包括Founders Fund、Coatue、紅杉資本（Sequoia Capital）和安德森・霍洛維茲（Andreessen Horowitz）在內的創投公司，預計也會參與。Venture capital firms including Founders Fund, Coatue, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz are also expected to participate, according to the report.

《金融時報》補充說，高資產個人將可選擇在後續面向散戶的募資中，以1.25兆美元估值投資。Wealthy individuals will have the option to invest in a subsequent retail offering at a $1.25 trillion valuation, the FT added.

OpenAI、MGX、Coatue、紅杉資本和安德森・霍洛維茲在正常辦公時間以外，未立即回應路透社詢問。路透社暫時無法聯繫上Founders Fund取得回應。OpenAI, MGX, Coatue, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment outside regular business hours. Founders Fund could not be reached for comment.

在市場對AI龐大支出的疑慮升高之際，美國科技股遭遇重挫。科技股比重較高的那斯達克指數週五下跌2.9%，較10月6日創下的收盤歷史高點下跌7.8%。US tech stocks have suffered a rout amid growing worries over massive spending on AI. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index dropped 2.9% on Friday and is down 7.8% from its all-time closing high reached on October 6.

路透社先前報導，OpenAI正尋求在2027年上市，並一直希望完成本輪募資，部分原因是要趕在Anthropic即將上市之前；兩家公司正爭取相近的投資人基礎。OpenAI, which is pursuing a listing in 2027, has been keen to close the funding round partly to get ahead of Anthropic's imminent listing as the two are tapping a similar investor base, Reuters has reported.

（班加羅爾Ananya Palyekar報導；Tom Hogue和Edwina Gibbs編輯）(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue and Edwina Gibbs)