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Sam Altman Says OpenAI Does Not Want a Government Bailout for AI
Sam Altman rejects government loan guarantees for OpenAI's $1.4 trillion data center expansion, citing market fairness and confidence in company growth.
- On Thursday, Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, posted on X clarifying, `We do not have or want government guarantees for OpenAI datacenters.`
- OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said at a Wall Street Journal event on Wednesday she wanted the US government to `backstop` infrastructure loans, then clarified on LinkedIn that `OpenAI is not seeking a government backstop for our infrastructure commitments.`
- This year, OpenAI expects to end above $20 billion in annualized revenue run rate and will fund growth through enterprise offerings, consumer devices, robotics, private capital, and internal growth.
- Trump’s AI Czar David Sacks posted on X on November 6, 2025, that the US has no plans to bail out AI firms, noting at least 5 major frontier model companies, while Altman said loan guarantees were only discussed for US semiconductor fabs.
- The scale of OpenAI's commitments has raised concerns about an AI bubble as the company plans $1.4 trillion over the next 8 years for data centres and chips despite remaining unprofitable.
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OpenAI Doesn't "Want Government Guarantees" For AI Data Centers: Sam Altman
OpenAI does not "want government guarantees" for its data centers, CEO Sam Altman said, while adding that the startup at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom expects to end this year with an annualized revenue run rate above $20 billion.
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