# OpenAI’s business model is ‘falling apart’ | Ed Zitron

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Published: 2026-05-04T18:56:00+00:00
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“OpenAI need to grow so much more, and any slowing in growth suggests that it’s comical to expect them to reach these targets.” Author of Where's Your Ed At & Host of the Better Offline podcast Ed Zitron joins the Tech Report’s Isaac Pound to talk about what the fallout of OpenAI missing it’s revenue and user targets means for the circular financing of the AI bubble, and Nvidia’s VP of Applied Deep Learning admitted AI costs more than an employee. Ed's latest free newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ais-economics-dont-make-sense/ Discount link for Where's Your Ed At: https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/3o1fvrk88u#/ 📩 Read Ed’s newsletter: https://wheresyoured.at 🎧 Listen to Ed’s podcast: https://betteroffline.com For more from Ed: BlueSky: @edzitron.com Twitter: @EdZitron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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