Yeah, OpenAI is estimated to be $14 billion in the red by 2026, according to an early October report from The Information.

Even if it keeps growing rapidly, expecting it to bankroll publications in the long term is probably naïve. I *do* wonder how significant of a traffic driver it could be, especially if this trend of people using it as a search alternative continues.

Regardless of the implications for the media industry, I guess Google having any modicum of competition isn't a bad thing overall.