Is OpenAI becoming too big to fail?

Sam Altman’s ability to intertwine the startup throughout major tech players puts it at the nexus of a vital part of the U.S. economy

- Tim Higgins [e-mail]

OpenAI's annual revenue is just 2% of Amazon.com's sales.

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Slowly then all at once, OpenAl became something of a juggernaut that’s hard to fully fathom.

Ithasn’t yet turned a profit. Its annual revenue is 2% of Amazon.com’ssales. Its future is uncertain beyond the hope of ushering ina godlike artificial intelligence that might help cure cancer and transform work and life as we know it. Still, it is brimming with hope and excitement.

But what if OpenAl fails?

There's real concern that through many complicated and murky tech deals aimed at bolstering OpenAT's finances, the startup hasbecome too big to fail.