ChatGPT creator OpenAI, the world’s largest private company, is asking the US government to provide loan guarantees for its massive infrastructure expansion that will eventually cost more than $1 trillion.
Speaking at a Wall Street Journal business conference, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar explained that government backing could help attract the enormous investment needed for class=”backlink” target=”_blank” href=”https://www.livemint.com/ai/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-goes-on-globe-trotting-tour-in-dash-for-funds-and-ai-computing-power-11759578966860.html” data-vars-page-type=”story” data-vars-link-type=”Manual” data-vars-anchor-text=”AI computing”>AI computing and infrastructure, given the uncertain lifespan of AI data centers.
This is where we’re looking for an ecosystem of banks, private equity, maybe even governmental,” Friar…

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