近年来，人工智能（AI）行业迅速发展，涌现出众多明星创业公司。然而，随着AI技术的不断进步，其成本也在不断攀升，这给许多初创公司带来了巨大的财务压力。据The Information报道，包括Perplexity在内的多家AI创业公司正寻求出售或合并，以应对日益增长的AI模型训练成本和来自行业巨头的激烈竞争。
Perplexity，被誉为“谷歌杀手”，曾与至少四家公司就合并问题进行了讨论，但最终未能达成任何交易。另一家AI写作平台Writer也在近几个月内接洽了三家公司，寻求合作或出售。Neeva则已被数据库软件提供商Snowflake收购。尽管面临挑战，Perplexity在去年年底搁置了合并谈判，转而以5.2亿美元的估值在B轮融资中筹集了7360万美元。
这一系列事件反映出AI行业在快速发展中的成本困境。随着AI技术的不断成熟，其商业化应用也日益广泛，但随之而来的成本问题成为了许多创业公司的瓶颈。如何在保持创新的同时控制成本，成为了AI创业公司必须面对的挑战。
英文标题：AI Startups Face Cost Challenges, Perplexity and Others Seek Mergers
英文关键词：AI Cost, Startup, Merger Talks
英文新闻内容：
In recent years, the artificial intelligence (AI) industry has seen rapid growth, giving rise to numerous star-up companies. However, as AI technology advances, so too does its cost, posing significant financial pressure on many nascent companies. According to The Information, AI startups like Perplexity are seeking to sell or merge to cope with the increasing cost of AI model training and fierce competition from industry giants.
Perplexity, dubbed the “Google killer,” has discussed mergers with at least four companies but ultimately failed to reach any agreements. AI writing platform Writer has also approached three companies in recent months seeking collaboration or acquisition. Meanwhile, Neeva has been acquired by database software provider Snowflake. Despite the challenges, Perplexity halted merger discussions at the end of last year and instead raised $73.6 million in a Series B funding round with a valuation of $520 million.
These incidents reflect the cost dilemma in the rapidly developing AI industry. As AI technology matures and its commercial
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