GoKawiilOpenAI CFO says company will keep building data centers despite midterm backlash
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC the company will continue investing in AI infrastructure and raising capital to meet customer demand, even after voters in Tuesday's midterms largely rejected or restricted local data center projects. She said OpenAI will keep working to build trust with communities and pointed to a policy blueprint the company released this week outlining commitments for its own data centers.
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The remarks suggest OpenAI sees political and community opposition to data centers as a manageable public-relations challenge rather than a reason to slow its infrastructure buildout. Her comments come amid broader investor unease about AI spending, reflected in a sharp Nasdaq selloff tied to chipmakers and cloud firms, which could make continued capital-raising harder even if OpenAI's strategic resolve remains unchanged.
- OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says the company will keep investing in AI data centers despite midterm election backlash.
- Voters in 10 states backed restrictions on data centers in 40 of 41 local ballot measures.
- OpenAI released a data center policy blueprint this week and confidentially filed for an IPO prospectus in June.
Source: cnbc.com — Ashley Capoot, 2026-11-06
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