OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s public denial of seeking government guarantees for AI data centers stands in stark contrast to the company’s official October 27 letter to the White House explicitly requesting federal loan support and financial backing. The contradiction emerged after CFO Sarah Friar’s comments about federal “backstops” sparked immediate backlash from political figures and industry leaders, revealing a pattern of conflicting messaging from the AI giant about its relationship with taxpayer funding.
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