Sam Altman: OpenAI does not seek to be "too big to fail," expects annual revenue to exceed $20 billion, and may reach hundreds of billions by 2030

OpenAI founder Sam Altman rarely published a long article to clarify related messages, stating that OpenAI does not seek or wish for the government to provide guarantees for data centers. He believes that the government should not pick winners or use taxpayer money to bail out failing companies. If OpenAI fails, other companies will continue to work. He suggests that the government should build and own AI infrastructure itself, with the profits going to the government, which may provide low-cost capital to establish a national reserve of computing power, but for government interests rather than private companies.

OpenAI expects its annual revenue to exceed $20 billion this year, reaching hundreds of billions by 2030, and anticipates about $1.4 trillion in investment commitments over the next eight years. Revenue sources will include categories such as enterprise products, new consumer devices, robotics, AI scientific discoveries, etc.; direct sales of computing power; and possibly issuing equity or debt in the future. OpenAI does not seek to be "too big to fail," and if it fails, it should be handled by the market. In addition, it hopes that artificial intelligence can be widespread and affordable. This technology is expected to have huge market demand and improve people's lives in many ways.