AI academic search engine Consensus has completed a $11.5 million Series A funding round led by Union Square Ventures, aiming to accelerate academic search efficiency. It has a database of over 200 million papers covering all fields of science and academia, supporting various search methods, including keywords, conceptual associations, and Q&A. It uses custom language models to re-rank search results, providing the top 20 most relevant entries. It integrates features like citation generation and supports integration with tools like Zotero, catering to students and researchers.

Internal data shows that, as of March, OpenAI generated approximately $1 billion in annual revenue by selling access to its AI models. This achievement is particularly notable as OpenAI only began forming a dedicated sales team in mid-last year. In contrast, Microsoft, the world's largest enterprise and cloud software vendor, only recently reached $1 billion in annual revenue with its Azure OpenAI Service.

According to a report by Yicai Global, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman informed employees that the company's annual revenue reached $3.4 billion over the past six months. This figure indicates that OpenAI's growth is accelerating, even in a highly competitive environment.

Anthropic PBC aims to achieve an annualized revenue of $850 million by the end of 2024, a significant increase from their prediction three months ago. Backed by Amazon and Google, their Claude 2 model challenges ChatGPT and can handle 100,000 tokens. The company secured $750 million in funding, led by Menlo Ventures, with a valuation expected to reach $15 billion. The competition in the generative AI field is fierce, and Anthropic is demonstrating rapid growth, with projections indicating annualized revenue by the end of 2024.

Founded just two years ago, Midjourney has over 40 employees and an annual revenue exceeding $200 million, without accepting any external investments. The company operates on the Discord platform, generating images through AI. Founder David Holz insists on independent development and has declined all investment offers for Midjourney. Monthly revenue comes from subscription fees, with a potential valuation reaching $10 billion. Holz emphasizes the uniqueness of the company, rejecting all investors interested in Midjourney.

OpenAI reported an annual revenue of $1.3 billion, with a monthly income of $100 million, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 4500%. Google DeepMind's revenue declined by 21% year-on-year in 2022, and profits fell by 40%. OpenAI plans to raise up to $100 billion, looking towards a bright future. Generative AI has become a benchmark in the AI industry, with OpenAI coming into prominence. AI companies need to continuously innovate to meet market demands and achieve sustainable growth.

Midjourney has achieved an annual revenue of $200 million without any investors, with only 40 employees. The company provides AI image services through the Discord platform and plans to launch version V6 while focusing on real-time video generation and 3D asset creation. The founder predicts that in the future, it may be possible to generate entire video games.

OpenAI expects to generate over 1 billion dollars in revenue within the next 12 months through the sale of artificial intelligence software and its computing power. OpenAI's business model mainly includes charging per API call and a subscription-based model. The relationship between OpenAI and Microsoft is complex, and after commercialization, both parties may face conflicts of interest.