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OpenAI hits $10B in annual recurring revenue

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• downrightmike 1y ago
  But how much does it cost? Pretty sure that MSFT is "investing" many more times that just to keep it going.
  • ben_w 1y ago
    1.375x in total (so 13 billion + another 0.75b later) is not "many more times" that: https://www.geekwire.com/2024/microsofts-financial-disclosures-show-how-openai-is-fueling-growth-and-taking-a-toll-on-profits/ https://www.geekwire.com/2024/microsofts-financial-disclosur...
    • downrightmike 1y ago
      Microsoft is making significant investments in AI, including a plan to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025
      • ben_w 1y ago
        AFAICT, zero of that $80b is currently planned to be invested in OpenAI, but even if it was (and why wouldn't Altman try?), future investment clearly wasn't necessary for OpenAI to reach present revenue. MS wants to replicate what OpenAI, a different company despite previous investments, already has.