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How CFOs can tell if AI is actually creating value

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar offers an AI metric that may help finance chiefs separate hype from real value.

Fortune

OpenAI's CFO: 4 questions that reveal if your AI spend is paying off

Forget cost per token. Sarah Friar argues CFOs should judge AI by the work it actually completes.

Fortune

Anthropic vs OpenAI: Behind the bitter battle for the future of AI

The fierce competition between Anthropic and OpenAI is accelerating AI advancements and driving a race towards blockbuster IPOs. This rivalry is shaping investor perceptions and establishing key leaders in the AI space. The companies are also clashing over financial reporting methods, with OpenAI questioning Anthropic's revenue recognition.

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OpenAI CFO: Not knowing AI tools like Codex is now a dealbreaker for finance hires

AI fluency is becoming the new baseline for finance talent.

Fortune

Five giant hyperscalers—and Nvidia—share a surprising trait: female CFOs

How female finance chiefs rose to the top at the most consequential moment for AI spending.

Fortune

SpaceX IPO Created a Stir as Elon Musk Tightens Grip and Strips Investor Rights in Historic Market Debut

The upcoming SpaceX IPO reveals Elon Musk's significant control over the company, sparking debate over shareholder rights and regulatory scrutiny amid high investor interest.

International Business Times UK

OpenAI IPO Delay To 2027? Sarah Friar Flags $600 Billion Risk As Sam Altman Pushes 2026 Listing

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar advocates delaying the IPO to 2027 due to missed growth targets and $600 billion in infrastructure commitments, while CEO Sam Altman aims for a 2026 listing.

International Business Times UK

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OpenAI is 'strongly positioned,' says Wedbush's Dan Ives

The markets overreacted to a report about OpenAI, Ives said.

Fortune

Wall Street is panicking about OpenAI. A veteran tech analyst says everyone's overreacting

Between the Wall Street Journal's report on what Sarah Friar said and the lawsuit by Elon Musk painting him as a liar, Sam Altman’s having a bad week.

Fortune

Market slumps as OpenAI reportedly misses internal targets for active users and revenue — Nvidia, Oracle, AMD, and CoreWeave shares all tremble on the news

Nvidia, Oracle, SoftBank, and CoreWeave saw their stock prices go down because of news that OpenAI has been missing its internal targets. SoftBank stock lost 9.9% of its value on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Nvidia, AMD, Oracle, and CoreWeave also dropped during pre-market trading and remain down after the market…

Tom’s Hardware

ChatGPT maker OpenAI shifts its focus to business users amid new pressure

OpenAI boasts of more than 900 million weekly users of its core ChatGPT product

The Independent UK

Will drama at OpenAI hurt its IPO chances?

OpenAI buys TBPN, reshuffles its executive lineup, and deals with scrutiny of Sam Altman's honesty and tensions with CFO Sarah Friar. Meanwhile, Anthropic news shows AI promise and peril.

Fortune

OpenAI Defends Pentagon Deal After Top Exec Quits Over Mass Surveillance Concerns

OpenAI is defending its deal with the Department of War, despite criticism from an executive who announced her resignation via X over the agreement.

International Business Times

OpenAI digs in on a fundamental disconnect in new research: AI is ready for primetime, many businesses aren't

The real challenge isn't building better AI—it's actually using it.

Fortune

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OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar: There's a 'mismatch' between AI's abilities and the value companies are capturing

There’s a growing gap between AI’s potential and how companies actually use it.

The Guardian - UK

Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?

As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism

Benzinga

Sam Altman Denies OpenAI Seeking Trump Government's Bailout After CFO's Comment Sparks Controversy: 'We Do Not Have Or Want...'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has moved swiftly to quash speculation that the company is seeking a federal bailout or financial guarantees from the Donald Trump administration after a remark by his CFO ignited confusion about the company's funding strategy.

Tom’s Hardware

OpenAI walks back statement it wants a government 'backstop' for its massive loans — company says government 'playing its part' critical for industrial AI capacity increases

OpenAI has walked back claims its CFO made in an interview that it was looking for a governmental backstop for its investments, providing a guarantee against its loans that would allow it to borrow more and reduce the cost of that financing.

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Benzinga

OpenAI's $850 Billion Build-Out Needs Power Of 17 Nuclear Plants — Or 9 Hoover Dams

OpenAI has plans for an enormous $850 billion expansion, constructing data centers that will require as much energy as 17 nuclear facilities to fulfill the explosive demand for AI tools.

Fortune

OpenAI plans to continue working with Scale AI despite rival Meta’s $14.3bn deal, CFO says

Despite the $14.3 billion investment that is shaking up the AI landscape, OpenAI's CFO says the company plans to keep working with Scale AI.

Fortune

Wharton is set to offer an MBA major in AI—and that has implications for CFOs

"Artificial intelligence will fundamentally alter every aspect of business and society,” according to Wharton Dean Erika James.

Windows Central

OpenAI could raise the subscription price for its advanced AI models based on the value delivered

OpenAI Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sarah Friar recently indicated it would make sense if the company raised the monthly subscription price to its advanced AI models for business users to match the value the system furnishes companies.

Tom’s Guide

ChatGPT could soon get ads — here’s what we know

The Chief Finance officer for Open AI has stated that ChatGPT's free version could soon have ads.

Windows Central

OpenAI could lose ChatGPT's unique selling point by chasing intrusive revenue streams, but CEO Sam Altman says it's a last resort: "I think that ads-plus-AI is sort of uniquely unsettling to me."

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar indicated the company will roll out the new business model thoughtfully to retain the platform's minimalist appeal.

Fortune

Why Nextdoor's founder moved back into the company C-suite

It's essential that CEOs step back and 'harmonize...the evolution of your company with the evolution of what's going on outside,' said Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia.

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