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I don't know what! Behind the famous artists, Will.i.am invested in early OpenAI before soaring into a major company.

What do you know? Behind the famous artists Will.i.am invested in early OpenAI before soaring into the $8.5 billion AI giant. 🚀

Did you know? Will.i.am A world-famous artist is one of the investors who has believed in OpenAI since most people on earth have not even heard of "ChatGPT." 🤯

Back several years ago, he joined a private investment group focused on supporting AI startups, including today's top companies like OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face. 🤖

💡. Beginning from the research room.

In that era, OpenAI was also just a research laboratory funded by billionaires like Reid Hoffman, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel. AI technology was not yet mainstream, and that investment had no guarantee of a successful outcome.

📈 leap to being a giant.

OpenAI is currently a surging US $8.5 billion! company and is reportedly preparing for its first public offering (IPO), joining global financial institutions like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, which many parties predict could be one of the biggest stock market debuts in history 📊.

🤝 Who's the persuader?

He credited billionaire Reid Hoffman with inducing him into the industry, Will.i.am told the latter...

"One day Reid called me and said," There's one person you should meet...It would be great if you joined the band. You should invest. I invest too. '"

💼 A vision of the future.

Today, Will.i.am has named OpenAI one of his smartest investment decisions with an estimated net property value of about $50 million, not just from its success in music, but from having a "vision" that knows where to bet before AI trends become the world's mainstream. 🌍

He sees the future ahead, dares to make decisions early, and now he's watching the new history of technology from the front row seat! 🎟️✨

Sources: Data based on OpenAI company valuation and IPO preparation plans by financial institutions, including Will.i.am investment interviews

# deepkub # william # openai # aipayday # TechNews# Technology news # Investing # TechUpdate

6/22 Edited to

... Read moreจากประสบการณ์ส่วนตัวที่ได้ติดตามวงการ AI มาอย่างใกล้ชิด ผมมองว่าการลงทุนใน OpenAI ของ Will.i.am เป็นตัวอย่างของการกล้าเสี่ยงที่เข้าใจลึกซึ้งในศักยภาพของเทคโนโลยีใหม่ๆ ก่อนที่มันจะกลายเป็นกระแสหลักทั่วโลก ในยุคนั้น ยากที่จะเห็นภาพว่าห้องวิจัยเล็ก ๆ อย่าง OpenAI จะพัฒนาจนกลายเป็นบริษัทมูลค่าหลายแสนล้านดอลลาร์ได้ แต่การมีนักลงทุนที่มีวิสัยทัศน์กว้างไกล เช่น Will.i.am และ Reid Hoffman ที่เชื่อมั่นใน AI นับเป็นจุดเริ่มต้นที่สำคัญการมีคำเชิญจาก Reid Hoffman ให้ Will.i.am เข้าร่วมกลุ่ม Private Investment Group ที่เน้นลงทุนในสตาร์ทอัพ AI ยิ่งตอกย้ำว่าเครือข่ายและความสัมพันธ์ในแวดวงเทคโนโลยีมีบทบาทสำคัญ สำหรับนักลงทุนหน้าใหม่หรือนักดนตรีที่สนใจเทคโนโลยี การตัดสินใจของ Will.i.am เหมือนการวางเดิมพันในสนามที่ยังไม่ค่อยมีใครกล้าเล่น แต่ด้วยความเชื่อมั่นและวิสัยทัศน์ ทำให้เขาได้ส่วนแบ่งความสำเร็จที่ยิ่งใหญ่ในยุค AI ปัจจุบัน OpenAI ไม่เพียงแต่พัฒนาเทคโนโลยี AI อันทันสมัย แต่ยังพร้อมเข้าสู่ตลาดหุ้น IPO ที่ได้รับความสนใจจากทั่วโลก สะท้อนความสำเร็จของผู้ลงทุนในยุคแรก และถือเป็นบทเรียนที่สำคัญว่าการมองเห็นโอกาสในจังหวะที่เหมาะสม และกล้าลงทุนก่อนใคร อาจเปลี่ยนชีวิตและทรัพย์สินของใครหลายๆ คนได้อย่างไม่น่าเชื่อ นอกจากนี้ เรื่องนี้ยังเป็นแรงบันดาลใจที่ดีสำหรับคนไทยและนักลงทุนทั่วโลก ว่าความรู้และความกล้าที่จะเปิดรับเทคโนโลยีใหม่ๆ สามารถนำไปสู่โอกาสที่ยิ่งใหญ่ในอนาคตได้อย่างแท้จริง

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