If OpenAI is to float on the stock market this year, it needs to start turning a profit
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OpenAI, valued at $850 billion and known for creating ChatGPT, is reportedly spending massive amounts on infrastructure (the computing power and equipment needed to run AI systems), with plans to spend $600 billion by 2030. The article argues that if OpenAI wants to go public through an IPO (initial public offering, where a private company sells shares to the public), it needs to become profitable and show it has a sustainable business model rather than just relying on investor excitement about AI.
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/31/openai-stock-market-flotation-profit
First tracked: March 31, 2026 at 08:00 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%