And revenues are lagging far behind, with the vast majority of ChatGPT users balking at the idea of paying for a subscription. Meanwhile, Google has made major strides, quickly catching up with OpenAI’s claimed 800 million or so weekly active ChatGPT users as of September. The question on many investors’ minds: if the AI bubble were to collapse, would OpenAI even survive? Even the so-called “Godfather of AI” and former Google AI lead, Geoffrey Hinton, isn’t optimistic about OpenAI’s future. More on OpenAI: OpenAI Is Suddenly in Trouble