OpenAI was reported to have requested loan guarantees from the White House, contradicting the public statement made by the CEO

According to Decrypt, an 11-page letter submitted by OpenAI to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on October 27 has been made public, in which the company explicitly requests government loan guarantees and direct funding support for AI infrastructure development.

However, just 10 days later, CEO Sam Altman publicly stated on social media that "OpenAI does not need and does not want government guarantees," emphasizing that "taxpayers should not have to pay for the company's poor business decisions."

Previously, OpenAI's Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar mentioned at a Wall Street Journal event that federal "guarantees" could lower the financing costs for AI infrastructure, but she quickly retracted her statement due to controversy. This incident has once again raised questions about Altman's transparency, reminding people of his brief dismissal in November 2023 due to "inconsistent candor."