OpenAI CFO Proposes Licensing Models For Revenue

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said on the OpenAI Podcast on Monday the company is exploring "licensing models" that would let it take a share of downstream sales if customers' products succeed, citing drug-discovery examples. Her remarks come as OpenAI prepares to test ads (announced last week), faces roughly $1.4 trillion in spending commitments, and completed an October restructuring toward a for-profit model.