Nvidia Corp. is planning a significant investment in OpenAI's latest funding round, potentially the largest the company has ever made, according to CEO Jensen Huang. The announcement came as files related to Jeffrey Epstein investigations were released, revealing emails from Elon Musk, and as advancements in robotics and AI continued to make headlines.
Huang told reporters in Taipei on Saturday that Nvidia would "definitely participate in the next round of financing because it's such a good investment." He described OpenAI as "one of the most consequential companies of our time," adding, "We will invest a great deal of money. I believe in OpenAI." While Huang did not specify the exact amount, he characterized the investment as "huge" and deferred to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to announce the total amount being raised. The Wall Street Journal had reported on Friday that OpenAI was seeking additional funding.
Meanwhile, the release of millions of documents related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein included 16 emails between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the disgraced financier, sent in 2012 and 2013, according to the Justice Department. Time reported that Musk apparently expressed interest in visiting Epstein's Caribbean island numerous times. Musk acknowledged the authenticity of the emails on X, stating, "No one pushed harder than me to have the Epstein files released and I’m glad that has finally happened," while denying any close connection to Epstein.
In other tech news, Physical Intelligence, a robotics company co-founded by UC Berkeley professor Sergey Levine, is developing general-purpose robotic foundation models similar to ChatGPT for robots, TechCrunch reported. The company is using data collected from various locations to train robots to perform tasks such as folding clothes and peeling vegetables. Their San Francisco headquarters serves as a testing ground, where robots continuously feed data back into the training loop to improve their abilities.
Separately, advancements are being made in matrix multiplication optimization, and the Genode open-source OS framework is enhancing secure systems, according to Hacker News. These developments highlight the ongoing progress in artificial intelligence and related technologies.
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