OpenAI is aiming for a new phase of growth with new AI agents, infrastructure and partnerships.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it is at the start of a new phase of growth next year. The company recently completed an investment round worth $150 billion, and there are also initial signals from its own AI agents. This, coupled with its own infrastructure, should give the company a growth spurt next year. “We hope to serve a billion consumers around the world,” Sarah Friar, chief financial officer at OpenAI, told the Financial Times.

On the way to growth

OpenAI says it is at the beginning of a growth phase. The company wants to expand further with new AI products, building its own data centers and integrating ChatGPT with Apple devices. “By 2025, we will become a research laboratory for millions of people. Hoping that there could be billions of consumers around the world,” Friar told the Financial Times.

The company reached the milestone of 200 million weekly users this year, doubling compared to 2023. In a recent new round of financing, the company was also heading towards a valuation of $150 billion. Additionally, the company has already announced that it will release a preview of its own AI agent starting in January 2025.

Building data centers

To serve billions of consumers, OpenAI will invest in data centers in parts of the Midwest and Southwest of the U.S., said Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s new chief policy officer. OpenAI isn’t the only company looking to build its own data centers. Other Big Tech companies like Google and Amazon are working on the same plan.

For example, Google recently received approval for a new data center in Farciennes, and Amazon has announced plans to expand its capacity and invest nearly $150 billion in data center expansion and additions over the next fifteen years. “Chips, data and energy are the critical assets required to succeed in the AI ​​competition,” said Lehane.