So, OpenAI is apparently not making money. Let—s all take a moment to clutch our metaphorical pearls. The company behind the chatbot that writes your emails, does your homework, and argues about philosophy is, according to a spicy Reddit thread, financially in the red. The internet—s response? A collective, unimpressed shrug that could power a small city.

The discussion, which racked up thousands of upvotes, basically points out the obvious: building artificial general intelligence is kind of expensive. You—re burning cash on enough computing power to melt a small moon, hiring every PhD on the planet, and giving the product away for free to millions of people. It—s the Silicon Valley playbook: lose money like a billionaire at a casino to win the future. We—ve seen this movie before. It—s called —Every Tech Company Ever.—

The funny part is the sheer lack of surprise. It—s like hearing a professional eater has a stomach ache. Of course they do! We—re all out here using ChatGPT to generate recipes for —depression-era chic— meals while they—re spending $700,000 a day. My favorite observation from the thread was someone pointing out that OpenAI losing money is the most stable business model in tech right now. It—s reliable. You can set your watch to it.

Another user nailed it by comparing it to a friend who buys a supercar while complaining about rent. The ambition is astronomical, the product is mind-blowing, and the finances are a mystery wrapped in an enigma, buried in venture capital. We—re not worried because we know the finale. Either they figure out how to charge us all $20 a month for AI friendship, or Microsoft buys another chunk of the company. It—s the circle of tech life.

So, are they making money? Not today. But come on. They—re playing a different game entirely. They—re not selling widgets; they—re selling the future. And the future, historically, has been a very good investment. Until then, I—ll be over here, not making money either, but using their free tool to write a joke about it. The irony is not lost on me, and it—s probably not lost on their accountants, either.