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Sarah Friar

CFO

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Interviewed by Lessin on TITV at Davos 2026 on OpenAI's finances, Stargate, and AI 'capability overhang'; in that conversation she responded to comments by Demis Hassabis.

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  • Judd Legum — Founder and author, Popular Information

    • Wrote aboutmention · secondhand · Jun 9, 2026 — An AI Trojan Horse — "This is where we're looking for an ecosystem of banks, private equity, maybe even governmental, the ways governments can come to bear." / "The backstop, the guarantee that allows

  • Andrew Ross Sorkin — Columnist and DealBook founder; co-anchor, Squawk Box, The New York Times / CNBC

    • Hosted / interviewedsource · interview · Jan 21, 2026 — OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Speaks with CNBC's Squawk Box in Davos, Switzerland (with Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, Andrew Ross Sorkin) — Direct WebFetch of the CNBC transcript URL returned 403 Forbidden, so full text was not read. However, corroborating search results confirm the appearance: a companion CNBC video c

  • Becky Quick — Co-anchor, Squawk Box, CNBC

    • Hosted / interviewedsource · interview · Jan 21, 2026 — OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Speaks with CNBC's Squawk Box in Davos, Switzerland — "CNBC Transcript: OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Speaks with CNBC's 'Squawk Box' in Davos, Switzerland Today" — corroborated by companion CNBC pieces from the same date/event, including "W

  • Jessica Lessin — Founder and editor-in-chief, The Information

    • Hosted / interviewedsource · interview · Jan 21, 2026 — Building AI for the Long Term (WEF Davos panel moderated by Jessica Lessin, featuring OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar) — "The panel featured Jessica Lessin (Editor-in-Chief and Founder, The Information), Michael Intrator (Chief Executive Officer, CoreWeave), Peng Xiao (Group Chief Executive Officer,
    • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified — Interviewed by Lessin on TITV at Davos 2026 on OpenAI's finances, Stargate, and AI 'capability overhang'; in that conversation she responded to comments by Demis Hassabis.

  • Stephanie Ruhle — Host, Money, Power, Politics, MS NOW

    • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified — Ruhle's November 2025 segment centered on Friar's comments suggesting government could 'backstop' AI company investments, sparking Ruhle's bailout-risk commentary.