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OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar has privately told company leaders she's worried OpenAI may not be able to pay for future compu…

Milk Road AI Twitter · Milk Road AI (@MilkRoadAI) · 2026-04-28

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Topics: openai-financialsai-compute-costsdata-center-spending

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  • OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar has privately warned company leaders that OpenAI may not be able to pay for future computing contracts if revenue does not grow fast enough.
  • OpenAI's CFO and board have openly questioned the wisdom of massive data center spending amid concerns about revenue growth slowdown.

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OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar has privately told company leaders she's worried OpenAI may not be able to pay for future computing contracts if revenue doesn't grow fast enough.
The CFO and board have openly questioned the wisdom of massive data center spending in the face of slowing [revenue growth].