Documents that OpenAI has shared with its shareholders indicate that the company's cash outflow in the first quarter soared to an impressive $3.7 billion, constituting over half of its $5.7 billion revenue. Both the cash outflow and revenue have seen a threefold increase on a year-on-year basis, underscoring the fact that, despite the robust demand in the artificial intelligence market, AI companies still grapple with the challenge of attaining profitability. By the close of the quarter, OpenAI was in possession of cash and marketable securities worth over $73 billion, marking a substantial rise from the $40 billion recorded at the end of December the previous year. This increase is attributable to the significant funding round that the company successfully concluded at the end of March. Should the cash outflow persist at the first-quarter rate in the ensuing periods, OpenAI might not necessitate a fresh round of financing in the near future, and the pressure to go public is anticipated to diminish. Nevertheless, the cash outflow may vary from quarter to quarter. Earlier, the company had projected that its cash outflow would amount to $25 billion this year and escalate to $57 billion the following year.