Sources: some OpenAI executives were surprised by a WSJ report that OpenAI was aiming to IPO in December; OpenAI hopes to triple its ~$13B 2025 revenue in 2026
The maker of ChatGPT hopes to triple its revenue in the coming year because it is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars.
“It had never before served ads, which could undermine the value of its chatbot or, worse, alienate users. It plans to make even more money by selling technology to businesses, even as a long list of rivals compete for the same dollars.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/t...