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Since transitioning to a commercial enterprise, OpenAI has attracted immense capital from global corporations and governments. Microsoft alone invested $13 billion in OpenAI, facilitating the purchase of AI chips from Nvidia and cloud contracts. Nvidia has plans to invest $100 billion, making their partnership deeply intertwined with the organization’s future.

This immense capital infusion reflects a larger economic gamble—a societal bet on an enterprise heavily dependent on government subsidies and corporate backers. The OpenAI CFO acknowledged that taxpayer dollars and government support are critical to the AI project’s survival, effectively putting public resources behind a venture led by a figure with a track record of overpromising.