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Comments by OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar about creating a federal “backstop” for private investment in AI infrastructure sparked a backlash and a clarification from the executive, while the leading artificial intelligence firm’s engagements with the government reveal a nuanced view of Washington’s role. “I want to clarify my comments earlier today. OpenAI is not seeking a government backstop for our infrastructure commitments. I used the word ‘backstop’ and it muddied the point,” Friar said in a late Nov. 5 statement posted on LinkedIn, after her remarks at a Wall Street Journal conference went viral. OpenAI has engaged heavily in the Trump administration’s AI policy initiatives, including comments filed Oct. 27 to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on regulatory reforms to bolster AI development and use. Those comments focused primarily on the energy and manufacturing buildout needed to support the AI boom, for instance calling for expanding the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit to cover “AI server production … and AI data centers.” “Broadening coverage of the AMIC will lower the effective cost of capital, de-risk early investment, and unlock private capital to help alleviate bottlenecks and accelerate the AI build in the US,” OpenAI said. Last March, in comments to inform the AI action plan the White House would release in July, OpenAI explained a potential government role in addressing the high cost of AI data centers.  “We support the solutions already proposed by this Administration to ensure that sufficient capital flows to building AI infrastructure in the US:” -- Investment vehicles like a Sovereign Wealth Fund. -- Government offtake and guarantees that both provide the government with the compute it needs and signal to markets that the demand will be there for American-developed AI. -- Tax credits, loans, and other vehicles the US government can direct to provide credit enhancement. “First and foremost, building data centers is capital-intensive, particularly for newcomers seeking to compete against established hyperscalers with vast resources,” OpenAI said. https://lnkd.in/eQFv5_Mk