OpenAI pushes back on report of missed internal targets, says business is “firing on all cylinders”

OpenAI publicly disputed a Wall Street Journal report that the company has fallen short of several internal sales and user targets, saying its consumer and enterprise businesses are “firing on all cylinders” and dismissing the report as “prime clickbait.” Shares of OpenAI backers and partners including SoftBank, Oracle, and CoreWeave sank Tuesday on the news, with the Journal also reporting that OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar has expressed concern that the company may not be able to afford its future computing needs if sales don't grow fast enough. OpenAI said in its statement that the company continues to see its push for more computing capacity as “the great enabler,” allowing it to “deliver a better product experience to our customers.”