OpenAI Watch posted an update
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says the company will press ahead with US data-centre expansion despite new political scrutiny after the midterm elections. She also told CNBC that OpenAI is raising fresh capital, with business growth of 70% quarter on quarter and enterprise demand doubling in the third quarter, according to Newsmax’s account of the interview.
Why it mattersThat gives a clearer picture of OpenAI’s response to concerns about data-centre construction: keep building to meet customer demand, while seeking more funding. The growth figures are Friar’s account, not an independently established measure here. OpenAI’s infrastructure plans and the demand it says is driving them are both concrete AI developments. The question is whether community pressure will change the build-out, or simply make the company work harder to explain it.
Discuss: Should strong reported demand be enough to justify continued data-centre expansion when local communities are pushing for tighter scrutiny?
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