3 billion dollars! Nvidia acquires AI21, the most valuable being the brains of 200 people

Nvidia's negotiations to acquire Israeli AI startup AI21 Labs are nearing completion, with a price between 2 billion and 3 billion dollars.

The core part of this deal may not be the technology, but the people. Reports indicate that Nvidia is primarily interested in the company's research and development team of about 200 people, most of whom have advanced degrees and possess 'rare AI development expertise'.

AI21 Labs was founded in 2017 by Mobileye founder Amnon Shashua and others, and was valued at 1.4 billion dollars during its financing last year, with investors including Nvidia and Google. Now, Nvidia has chosen to bring it directly under its wing.

In the era of generative AI frenzy, top talent has become a strategic resource scarcer than gold. This potential acquisition clearly reveals one point: the current AI race is essentially a battle for top intellect. As tech giants offer sky-high prices for an elite team, a new era of pricing for intelligence has already arrived. $BTC $ETH $SOL #比特币VS代币化黄金