Sarah Friar
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OpenAI's CFO who defended the company's record $122 billion fundraise as evidence of continued investor confidence.
OpenAI CFO reportedly at odds with Sam Altman over missed revenue target—even as AI capex is set to hit $660 billion
OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar challenges Sam Altman's $660B-scale AI capex strategy ahead of IPO, questioning whether massive data center spending justifies near-term revenue targets; China's blocking of Meta's $2B Manus deal signals tightening restrictions on Western AI consolidation.
The beginning of scarcity in AI
GPU scarcity is consolidating AI frontier access: Blackwell costs jumped 48% in two months ($2.75→$4.08/hr) and Anthropic restricted new models to ~40 organizations, forcing startups toward smaller models and on-premise alternatives.
Anthropic’s rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts
Anthropic's annualized revenue tripled to $30B since late 2025 on coding tool strength, prompting some OpenAI investors to question the company's $852B valuation amid shifting secondary market sentiment.