OpenAI reportedly requested a loan guarantee from the White House, contradicting the CEO's public statement.

Deep Tide TechFlow News, November 8th, according to Decrypt, a 11-page letter submitted by OpenAI to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on October 27th has been made public. The letter explicitly requests government loan guarantees and direct funding to support AI infrastructure development. However, just 10 days later, CEO Sam Altman publicly stated on social media that “OpenAI does not need or want government guarantees,” emphasizing that “taxpayers should not pay for the company’s poor business decisions.”

Previously, OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar mentioned at a Wall Street Journal event that federal “guarantees” could reduce the cost of financing AI infrastructure, but she quickly retracted her statement amid controversy. This incident has once again raised questions about Altman’s transparency, recalling his brief dismissal in November 2023 for “inconsistent candor.”