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Why OpenAI Is A Terrible Business

2024/10/9
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Ed Zitron
一位专注于技术行业影响和操纵的播客主持人和创作者。
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我,Ed Zitron,认为OpenAI是一家糟糕的商业公司,它每年亏损50亿美元,其商业模式不可持续。它依赖于持续不断的巨额融资才能生存,这表明其技术和产品并没有产生足够的商业价值来支撑其高昂的运营成本。OpenAI的大部分收入来自ChatGPT的付费订阅,但其付费用户转化率极低,只有3%。此外,OpenAI的API业务收入也远低于预期,这表明市场对生成式AI产品的需求有限。OpenAI面临着多重挑战,包括高昂的运营成本、同质化的产品、缺乏创新、以及难以将免费用户转化为付费用户等。如果OpenAI不能在短期内扭转局面,那么它将面临破产的风险。

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OpenAI is losing billions of dollars annually despite its high valuation. The company's revenue model relies heavily on premium ChatGPT subscriptions, which may not be sustainable in the long term. The small revenue from API access indicates limited market demand for generative AI.
  • OpenAI loses $5 billion annually.
  • 73% of revenue comes from premium ChatGPT subscriptions.
  • <30% of revenue comes from API sales.
  • The company needs to raise more funds to survive.

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As of last week, OpenAI is now worth $157 billion - yet below the hood is a far darker story. In this episode, Ed Zitron explains the cold, hard truth - that OpenAI is a terrible business that burns billions of dollars, and its failure to scale its cloud business tells a dark tale about the wider generative AI industry. 

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