Openai Is Losing About Three Times More Money Than It's Earning
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OpenAI is reportedly losing three times more than it's earning, sparking concerns about the sustainability of its business model and the long-term costs of AI development.
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Right now, we are still in the "bait" phase. The "switch" comes later.
https://www.adweek.com/media/openai-chatgpt-ads-job-listing-...
The multi-trillion-dollar question is whether the economics will improve at OpenAI.
If they don't improve dramatically, absent gobs more fresh capital, OpenAI will run out of money.