Shares of companies linked to OpenAI tumbled Monday following a Wall Street Journal report that the artificial intelligence firm failed to hit its own internal sales and user growth targets. The decline highlights mounting pressure on OpenAI to deliver on its lofty promises as competition in the AI sector intensifies.
Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow reported that the revenue miss has spooked investors, leading to a sell-off in stocks of firms with close ties to OpenAI, including Microsoft. The report comes just as a jury was selected for the highly anticipated trial between OpenAI and Elon Musk, who alleges the company abandoned its original nonprofit mission.
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