Report: OpenAI Plans to Take a Cut of Customers' AI-Aided Discoveries
markjeffrey · x · 2026-09-09
The Information reports OpenAI plans to take a cut of customers' AI-aided discoveries. The sharer mockingly "corrects" that OpenAI wants all of it, attaching a critical link. If true, it would extend model vendors' monetization beyond subscriptions and API billing into direct revenue sharing on customers' output — drawing sharp community pushback.
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