Saturday, 19 September, 2026
The $280 Billion AI Appetite: OpenAI’s High-Stakes Gamble on Compute Supremacy
By TechShots Studio
According to Financial Times reports, OpenAI projects a massive cumulative cash burn of roughly $280 billion ($278B free cash flow) between 2026 and 2030. The relentless outlay stems primarily from soaring spending on computing power, data center expansion, and next-generation AI model training.