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Evans: OpenAI will face half a dozen competitors
“I'm not sure, you know, there would be a big debate about whether OpenAI is worth anything right now, or what it's worth based on the fact that there's clearly going to be half a dozen competitors to it.”
Benedict Evans Jul 1, 2024 ▶ 33:31 The AI summer
Assertion Supported
Evans: Sora usage dropped off the charts as the novelty faded
“Of course, it might also be Sora which is obviously an open AI attempt to solve this, or now Sora has now dropped off the charts as the novelty wore off.”
Benedict Evans Dec 20, 2025 ▶ 4:48 How does OpenAI compete?
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Evans: Big Tech funds AI capex out of cash flow, unlike OpenAI
“Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta are funding it out of cash flow, Meta less so than the others, whereas OpenAI has to do these innovative funding structures because it has no cash flow, and Oracle is basically going to borrow a hundred percent of revenue to…”
Benedict Evans Nov 16, 2025 ▶ 25:55 The AI presentation
Assertion Supported
Evans: Amazon Is Flooded With Spam Products Named After OpenAI Error Messages
“Amazon is overrun. You know, if you saw this link, if you search, search Amazon for I'm sorry, that would break open AI terms of service. And you just got huge numbers of marketplace products where literally the name of the product is, I'm sorry, I can't name …”
Benedict Evans Jan 29, 2024 ▶ 30:40 What's your AI strategy?
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