Karl Ots
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Karl Ots
@karlots.com

Cloud, coffee and cyber.

RD & Security MVP - #MVPBuzz. NYC.
Reposted by Karl Ots
10K Word Premium: OpenAI is another unprofitable, desperate AI startup building products on its own models, spending $2.60 to make $1. Sora 2 is a reckless attempt to grow ChatGPT that costs them at least $5 per generated video. They need to raise $20bn+ before EoY.
www.wheresyoured.at/sora2-openai/
OpenAI Is Just Another Boring, Desperate AI Startup
What is OpenAI? I realize you might say "a foundation model lab" or "the company that runs ChatGPT," but that doesn't really give the full picture of everything it’s promised, or claimed, or leaked t...
www.wheresyoured.at
October 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The math is not mathing here:
”OpenAI has over 300 million weekly active users, around 10 million of whom are paying subscribers.”

techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/o...
OpenAI confirms new $200 monthly subscription, ChatGPT Pro, which includes its o1 reasoning model | TechCrunch
OpenAI has launched a new subscription plan for ChatGPT, its AI-powered chatbot platform — and it's very expensive.
techcrunch.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Looks like I’m about to make this a yearly tradition and posting about a conference in Chicago. This time, Microsoft Ignite.

If you’re around, let’s catch up!
November 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Landed in Chicago, ready for Kubecon and Bsides. Hit me up if you’re around and want to connect f2f.
November 4, 2023 at 11:24 PM
Reposted by Karl Ots
Want to throw your name into the (blue)hat for a chance to attend Microsoft's BlueHat conference?

forms.office.com/r/JDaCuWqB5D
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
September 8, 2023 at 1:09 PM
Looking forward to a safe journey towards clear skies and cloudy conversations!
August 25, 2023 at 6:45 AM