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> It seems their revenue in 2024 exceeded $3B.

With a loss of $5B. A viable business model needs more than revenue. It also needs profit.

It is not unusual for a business with visions for profitability to accept losses for a while to get there, but OpenAI does not seem to have such vision. They seem to be working off the old tech model of "If we get enough users we'll eventually figure something out" – which every other time we've heard that has ended up meaning selling user data.

Maybe this time will be different, but every time we hear that...




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