OpenAI, co-founded by Elon Musk, is facing economic losses due to its groundbreaking ChatGPT chatbot. The firm spent more than $540 million in 2020 to develop this AI solution, as Microsoft signed a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar deal with them early in 2021. OpenAI's expenses for 2021 were about $544.5 million, and CEO Sam Altman suggests an investment of up to $100 billion to achieve its goal of 'friendly AI'.