OpenAI spending hit $34B last year ahead of planned IPO OpenAI spent $34 billion last year as it prepares for an initial public offering, according to a report. The spending spree underscores the high costs of developing advanced AI models. The planned IPO could value the company at over $100 billion. Security Verification For help please visit help.ft.com https://help.ft.com . We apologise for any inconvenience. The following information can help our support team to resolve this issue. - Reason - Challenge - Request ID - a1096b194bcee7ae - Status Code - 403 For help please visit help.ft.com https://help.ft.com . We apologise for any inconvenience. The following information can help our support team to resolve this issue.