On November 7th, German AI startup Aleph Alpha announced the completion of a $500 million Series B funding round. The primary investors include German enterprises such as SAP and the Schwarz Group. Aleph Alpha stated that it will use the funds to enhance the development of language models and strengthen its product capabilities. The company adheres to the principle of data sovereignty, training its language models using European data, which gives Aleph Alpha a natural advantage in Europe. Aleph Alpha has clearly expressed its intention to compete with OpenAI and become a leader in language model technology. Industry analysts believe this marks Aleph Alpha's formal entry into the language model arena, challenging OpenAI's leading position in the field. Major AI companies are actively raising funds to enhance their strength and vie for the discourse power in language models.