Apple's AI spend remains flat as OpenAI loses $1.25 for every $1
OpenAI is facing significant financial losses as it prepares for an IPO, reportedly losing $1.25 for every dollar earned. In contrast, Apple maintains a steady investment in AI without incurring similar losses. The ongoing debate about the true value and future of AI continues as companies invest heavily in the technology.
- ▪OpenAI is projected to lose $1.22 for every $1 in revenue it generates.
- ▪The company plans to spend around $600 billion on servers and datacenters over the next few years.
- ▪Despite its losses, OpenAI anticipates generating $30 billion in revenue for 2026.
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Editorial Apple's AI spend remains flat as OpenAI loses $1.25 for every $1 William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri May 22 2026, 03:08 PM EDT · 4 minute read Jony Ive & Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI As OpenAI prepares an IPO, information suggests it is bleeding money. Apple, on the other hand, continues to benefit from AI without all of the spend. If you didn't predict it already, you could sense that AI was past its sell-by date when you watched the 2026 Google I/O conference. Half the hyped new technologies seemed worthless or at best old hat, and half were yet again preposterous exaggerations about saving the human race from something or other.
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