GoKawiilOpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Says Safety Concerns Could Slow AI Development
OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC's Jim Cramer that while she isn't fearful of AI agents causing mass casualties, the company is prepared to slow its pace of development if researchers determine safety demands it. Her remarks arrive amid a surge of industry anxiety following a former Anthropic researcher's warning that AI could pose existential risks by decade's end, prompting figures like Dario Amodei, Elon Musk and Sam Altman to voice support for a broader slowdown.
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Friar's comments show that safety concerns are now shaping business strategy at the highest levels of OpenAI, not just research priorities. With IPO timelines for both OpenAI and Anthropic under scrutiny, any deliberate slowdown could ripple through valuations, investor expectations and the competitive race among frontier AI labs.
- Friar says OpenAI will slow development if researchers flag safety risks.
- The remarks follow heightened industry alarm sparked by an ex-Anthropic researcher's warnings.
- IPO timing for OpenAI and Anthropic remains uncertain amid the safety debate.
Source: cnbc.com — Cj Haddad, 2026-09-15
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