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Comment by mh-

11 hours ago

That's not how I read that sentence at all. Maybe I've just been speaking VC for too long.

What he meant was: "I'm going to get everybody in the world access to great services. Doing so means monetizing somehow. Ads will be the last way I chose to do that, but I will if it's the only way I can figure out how to achieve that goal."

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normie3000  11 hours ago

You've said the same thing.

> Ads will be the last way I chose to do that

The implication is that they've exhausted all other options.

  • mh-  11 hours ago

    I haven't said the same thing as the parent commenter:

    > So, is this OpenAI announcing they're strapped for cash?

    It by no means conveys that. It means they haven't figured out another way to monetize something they want to do; it indicates nothing about their financial situation. It means they don't want to sell something at a loss perpetually while they figure it out.