OpenAI Eyes a Possible $1 Trillion IPO by 2027 While Burning Billions: Legitimate AI Bet or a Bubble Waiting to Pop?
OpenAI, last valued at roughly 852 billion dollars in a March 2026 funding round, is reportedly preparing for an IPO that could target a valuation of up to 1 trillion dollars and raise 60 billion dollars or more, possibly in late 2026 or 2027. The company's 2025 revenue grew 233 percent to about 20 billion dollars, but it lost roughly 1.22 dollars for every dollar of revenue, and 2026 losses are projected around 14 billion dollars, with cumulative losses potentially reaching 115 billion dollars by 2029 before profitability arrives sometime in the 2030s. OpenAI also missed its own 2026 revenue target of 30 billion dollars, and faces intensifying competition from Google's Gemini, which has reportedly reached about 900 million users, as well as Anthropic and others. Supporters see a category-defining company investing aggressively in a genuine technological shift; skeptics point to governance turmoil, heavy dependence on Microsoft, talent departures, and a widening gap between hype and financial fundamentals.
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48% of Americans hope AI cures cancer or Alzheimer's — but only 15% trust the companies building it. Is that optimism justified?
A nationwide survey by AI company Anthropic (nearly 52,000 U.S. respondents) found real hope alongside real distrust: 48% of Americans hope AI helps cure diseases like cancer or Alzheimer's, and 36% think it'll help people with disabilities. But only 15% trust the AI companies actually building this tech to make good decisions about how it's developed and used, and 64% still fear AI-driven job losses. It's a strange split — people want the outcome but don't trust who's delivering it. It comes as real progress keeps landing: this month Merck and Moderna reported a "clinically meaningful" mRNA cancer vaccine result, and AI-assisted drug discovery tools are increasingly credited with speeding up how new treatments get found. Separately, Pew Research's latest survey found scientists remain America's most trusted profession, with 77% of people trusting science overall — suggesting the distrust is aimed at tech companies specifically, not science itself.
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