**[Sam Altman: OpenAI is not too big to fail, and the U.S. government should not artificially decide winners and losers]** BlockBeats News, November 7 — OpenAI founder Sam Altman published a lengthy article stating that OpenAI neither needs nor wants the U.S. government to guarantee OpenAI's data centers. The U.S. government should not artificially decide who wins or loses, and taxpayers should not bail out companies that make poor business decisions or fail in the market. If one company fails, other companies will continue to contribute. It may be reasonable for the government to build (and own) its own AI infrastructure, but the benefits of doing so should also accrue to the government. We can imagine a world where the government decides to purchase a large amount of computing power and determines how to use it, and providing lower capital costs for this purpose might be reasonable. Establishing a national strategic reserve of computing power is of great significance. But this should be for the benefit of the government, not private companies. OpenAI expects annualized revenue this year to exceed $20 billion and grow to hundreds of billions of dollars by 2030. Over the next eight years, OpenAI anticipates approximately $1.4 trillion in investment commitments. This requires sustained revenue growth, and each doubling represents a significant challenge, but OpenAI is confident about the future. Secondly, regarding whether "OpenAI is trying to become too big to fail," our answer is an absolute no. If we mess up and cannot recover, then we should fail, and other companies will continue to do good work and serve customers. That is the correct way to operate. Our goal is to become a very successful company, but if we make mistakes, the responsibility lies with us. In an era where artificial intelligence can bring significant scientific breakthroughs but also requires enormous computational resources, OpenAI hopes to be well-prepared for this moment. Moreover, we no longer believe this day is far off. Our mission requires us to do everything we can to apply artificial intelligence to solving problems as quickly as possible, such as helping to tackle deadly diseases, and to bring the benefits of artificial general intelligence (AGI) to humanity as soon as possible.