Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, expressed optimism regarding the company’s revenue forecasts in a podcast and stated that he would seize the opportunity to counter critics. When asked how OpenAI could make a financial commitment exceeding $1 trillion while reporting an annual revenue of only $13 billion, Altman said, “Our actual revenue is far higher than this figure.” In recent weeks, OpenAI has successively announced large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure partnerships with enterprises including NVIDIA, Broadcom, and Oracle.

While OpenAI continues to raise billions of dollars from investors and generate more revenue, Altman also warned that losses would persist. Earlier, some media outlets, based on an analysis of Microsoft’s released financial reports, suggested that OpenAI’s quarterly loss might exceed $12 billion. The financial reports indicated that Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI resulted in a $3.1 billion decrease in its net profit. Given that Microsoft holds approximately a 27% stake in OpenAI, analysts speculate this implies OpenAI’s net loss for the quarter is around $11.5 billion. Considering pre-tax losses and Microsoft’s previously higher ownership stake, the actual loss could surpass $12 billion.