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

OpenAI could reportedly run out of cash by mid-2027 — analyst paints grim picture after examining the company's finances (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 7 months ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/goodnewseveryone@piefed.social

76 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] riskable@programming.dev 27 points 7 months ago (5 children)

My conspiracy theory: The plan is to fail and sell the data centers to Microsoft for pennies on the dollar.

hideshow 5 child comments

[–] lb_o@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

And also destroy consumer electronics market together with it, so everyone uses their rental clod solutions

parent

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I think Apple is much more desperate for that gamble than Microsoft.

parent

hideshow 2 child comments

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Can you explain why? Microsoft seems to have bet the farm on AI, Apple certainly has a less sure future than they have had since the mid 00s but they still have a firm grip on the smart phone market, at least in the US

parent

hideshow 1 child comment

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago

Microsoft is a weirdly desperate corporation in its attempts to generate money outside of the methods that have kept it afloat since the 1990s.

parent

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago

Microsoft has their own problems. Copilot only has a 4% adoption rate and Microsoft has increased the price of M365 to offset costs. They’re probably trying to figure out how to repurpose what they have, let alone take on more.

parent