The company anticipates burning through roughly $9 billion this year on $13 billion in sales, a cash burn rate of approximately 70% of revenue.

Some back-of-napkin math suggests OpenAI is spending more than a quarter of what it’s making to power the AI slop factory.

As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism

The company anticipates burning through roughly $9 billion this year on $13 billion in sales, a cash burn rate of approximately 70% of revenue.

The tech industry is moving forward investments to build energy-hungry AI infrastructure, despite bubble concerns.