OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has committed to spending more than $1 trillion to build out AI infrastructure, totaling 26 gigawatts of compute capacity from tech companies including Nvidia, AMD, and Oracle, according to the Financial Times‘ calculations. And that’s just over the last month.

Recouping these astronomical costs isn’t just OpenAI’s problem, either — vast portions of the wider economy are relying on OpenAI’s success, highlighting growing concerns over an AI bubble that could have sweeping implications for the rest of the economy.

For now, the company is desperately trying to build out new revenue lines and taking on even more debt to keep things running. It’s looking at advertising online, monetizing its new text-to-video AI generator app Sora, and leaning into online shopping. The c

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