So OpenAI is apparently not making money. Let that sink in for a second. The company behind the digital brain that writes your emails, codes your side projects, and argues about philosophy is, financially speaking, kind of just vibing.

This little tidbit came from a recent Reddit thread that blew up, with thousands of people basically nodding along. The gist is that despite ChatGPT feeling as ubiquitous as air, the costs of running those AI models are astronomical. They—re basically burning cash to keep our digital conversations witty and our essays vaguely coherent.

The funny part is, nobody is surprised. We—ve all been using this magical, loss-making oracle for free (or cheap). It—s like finding out your cool, genius friend who always has the best advice and never lets you pay for coffee is secretly surviving on a diet of instant noodles and hope. You feel a little bad, but you—re also not stopping the free advice.

It—s the ultimate tech industry paradox. They built a product so useful it feels like a public utility, but the bill for the electricity to power that utility is, reportedly, hilariously large. Every time you ask it to write a haiku about your cat or explain quantum physics like you—re five, you can picture a server farm somewhere gulping down expensive energy and a CFO quietly weeping.

My quick take? This is peak 2020s. We—re all happily riding in a self-driving car that—s on fire, just marveling at how smooth the ride is. OpenAI might not be making money, but come on—they—ve made procrastination, brainstorming, and accidentally falling into deep conversations with a chatbot into a global pastime. That—s priceless. Or, more accurately, very, very expensive.