Elie: Created page with "thumb ==AI is expensive== The biggest AI companies are operating '''at a loss'''. For example OpenAI has accumulated $3.7 billion in revenue while accumulating $5.0 billion in debt.{{p2|^[1] |Source: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openaiin-talks-for-huge-investment-round-valuing-it-up-to-300-billion-2a2d4327 January 30, 2025}} So in a sense, the true cost of AI is about '''2.4 times''' what users actually pay for..."

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Created page with "thumb ==AI is expensive== The biggest AI companies are operating '''at a loss'''. For example OpenAI has accumulated $3.7 billion in revenue while accumulating $5.0 billion in debt.{{p2|[1] |Source: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openaiin-talks-for-huge-investment-round-valuing-it-up-to-300-billion-2a2d4327 January 30, 2025}} So in a sense, the true cost of AI is about '''2.4 times''' what users actually pay for..."

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==AI is expensive==
The biggest AI companies are operating '''at a loss'''. For example OpenAI has accumulated $3.7 billion in revenue while accumulating $5.0 billion in debt.{{p2|[1]
|Source: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openaiin-talks-for-huge-investment-round-valuing-it-up-to-300-billion-2a2d4327 January 30, 2025}}
So in a sense, the true cost of AI is about '''2.4 times''' what users actually pay for it.

Companies have tolerated this loss in hopes of winning the race to build the first [[AGI]] (or at least reach some lesser breakthrough that could eventually pay for itself).
==So what happens next?==
Will the bubble pop soon? Should we try anything collectively to make it pop sooner, or just let the market do its thing? ''Join the {{tp2}}''

==See also==
* [[AI model collapse]]
* [[Environmental impact of AI]]

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