OpenAI needs to raise at least $207B by 2030 so it can continue to lose money

Re:OpenAI needs to raise at least $207B by 2030 so it can co... by mh- on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @11:44AM (#46059366)

This isn't a realistic concern unless FTC rules changed substantially from where they are today (see my other comment on this post for links). Sponsored link disclosures would be in place.

Everything else aside, it's simply not worth it for them to try to skirt these rules because the majority of their users (or Google's) simply don't care if something is paid placement or not, provided it meets their needs.

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Re:OpenAI needs to raise at least $207B by 2030 so it can co... by sjsdaiuasgdia on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @12:23PM (#46059903)

The US federal government is now a mob-style organization. The laws, rules, and regulations that are written down are only applicable as far as Trump and those around him want them to be. Loyalty to the boss is the only inviolable rule.

In other words, if they want to put ads into chat, they just need to be perceived as well aligned to Trump to avoid any actual punishment.

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Re:OpenAI needs to raise at least $207B by 2030 so it can co... by HWR_14 on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @01:27PM (#46060746)

That's only true if you can demonstrate a substantial percentage of people would be unaware of it. The reason influencers have to disclose is some but not all take endorsement money. It would be pretty easy for OpenAI to say it was common knowledge or to bury disclosures in the fine print of the services and not every time it happened

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