AI · SEMICONDUCTOR · FACT CHECK
SKD WIREPartly True
Claims that NVIDIA and SoftBank have delivered the full 82 trillion won in investment they pledged to OpenAI have circulated widely, but the matter has been assessed as only partly supported by available evidence.
The assertion at the center of the discussion is that both NVIDIA and SoftBank honored their investment commitments to OpenAI in full, totaling 82 trillion won. Reviews of primary sources did not substantiate the claim in its entirety.
The claim, which spread alongside imagery referencing the OpenAI and NVIDIA investment relationship, drew scrutiny because large-scale AI infrastructure commitments from major technology companies are typically staged over time rather than paid in a single installment. Details on the actual disbursement of the full pledged amount could not be established from the primary sources reviewed, which numbered 11.
Without confirmation that the entire 82 trillion won has been handed over, the blanket statement that the funds were "all paid in" overstates what the sources support.
The assessment found elements consistent with the underlying investment pledges but not enough to confirm full payment as stated. The finding: Partly True
