Former OpenAI researcher Will DePue predicts that by the end of the decade leading AI labs could be spending more than $100 billion a year acquiring and creating the data needed to train future models. It is one researcher's forecast, not a budget.
more than $100 billion a year (forecast for the end of the decade)
Dated 7 Jul 2026Source checked 15 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 16 Oct 2026Basis: reported
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“He predicts that by the end of the decade, leading AI labs could be spending more than $100 billion a year acquiring and creating the data needed to train future models.”
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