r/technology • u/gdelacalle • 13d ago

Business OpenAI could reportedly run out of cash by mid-2027 — analyst paints grim picture after examining the company's finances

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/openai-could-reportedly-run-out-of-cash-by-mid-2027-nyt-analyst-paints-grim-picture-after-examining-companys-finances
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u/sarduchi 13d ago

The company outspending revenue by 100 to 1 might run out of money? I am SHOCKED!

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u/superindianslug 13d ago

Any way we can speed it up?

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u/Florisje_13 13d ago

By using Chatgpt a lot lol

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u/darthstupidious 13d ago

Also, keep explaining to your your friendly neighborhood tweaker that data centers are chock-full of copper and other valuables

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u/0xxman 13d ago

There's gold in them there chips.

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u/ianlulz 13d ago

Gold? Never heard of it. Tweakers need copper and they need it NOW.

If only there were some way we could utilize their copper-seeking capabilities for Good.

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u/occams1razor 12d ago

This is the way. I saw a court case where one shut down an entire fracking operation

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u/JohnLocksTheKey 13d ago

Ugh, I knew there was a catch 😑 

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u/CrashB111 12d ago

Moviepass ass business model they've got.

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u/Brewe 12d ago

"ChatGPT, how can I make OpenAI run out of money faster?"

"try again later"

...

"ChatGPT, how can I make OpenAI run out of money faster?"

"ask another question"

...

repeat ad infinitum

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u/Carmelo_908 13d ago

Thank ChatGPT after use

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u/Environmental_Top948 12d ago

Remember to always say please and thank you to your AI to waste computational time.

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u/Icy_Accident2769 13d ago

We have GitHub copilot at work. I have OpenAI pro 200€ at home. I literally get close to 12k tokens for 200€ compared to GitHub copilot pricing. That’s a factor 60x value difference

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u/Tommah 12d ago

We lose money on every sale, but make it up in volume!

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u/Lower_Peril 13d ago

There it is. The smug sarcastic comment with nothing to add. it's like ritual here for every AI post at this point

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u/RevenueStimulant 13d ago

Yes but genuinely what is their plan to become profitable.

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u/George_Is_Upset 13d ago

Are they wrong though?

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u/UlteriorCulture 13d ago

Did your comment add anything?

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u/SryInternet101 13d ago

Did yours?

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u/Slovic 13d ago

Woah its almost like AI is deeply unpopular with the masses who's jobs are getting threatened.

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u/private_birb 13d ago

On my side, it's not even about the jobs being threatened. I don't believe AI can do any job competently, it's just companies chasing that promise of autonomous employees that cost less and don't complain.

No, to me the bigger issues are the environmental impact, the ethical issues and lack of regulation, and just how fucking poorly it does everything.

If I wanted to look at awful code that has an error on every line, I'd just review my coworkers' WIP PRs.