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1. According to who? Open AI? 2. Its current state is "basically free and containing no ads". I don't think this will remain true given that, as far as I know
by infinitezest 1y ago
1. According to who? Open AI?
2. Its current state is "basically free and containing no ads". I don't think this will remain true given that, as far as I know, the product is very much not making money.
- simonw 1y agoYes, that number is according to OpenAI. They released that 800m number at DevDay last week. The most recent leaked annualized revenue rate was $12bn/year. They're spending a lot more than that but convincing customers to hand over $12bn is still a very strong indicator of demand. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-hits-12-billion-annualized-revenue-breaks-700-million-chatgpt-weekly-active-users https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-hits-12-billi...
- bgwalter 1y agoPart of that comes from Microsoft API deals. Part of that will most certainly come because the vast network of companies buy subscriptions to help "Open" "AI" [1]. Given the rest of circular deals, I'd also scrutinize if it applies to the revenue. The entanglement with the Microsoft investments and the fact that "Open" "AI" is a private company makes that difficult to research. [1] In a U.S. startup, I went through three CEOs and three HR apps, which mysteriously had to change for no reason but to accommodate the new CEO's friends and their startups.
- llbbdd 1y agoWhen people take the time to virtue signal "Open" "AI" or the annoyingly common M$ on here I wonder often why they are wasting their precious time on earth doing that