OpenAI CFO Warns Companies Risk Falling Behind if They Lag in AI Adoption

OpenAI finance chief Sarah Friar urged companies and professionals to adopt AI quickly to maintain a competitive edge, warning that those who lag risk being left behind. Speaking at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia + Technology Conference, she highlighted that individuals leveraging AI fully pose major disruption threats to businesses. Friar noted OpenAI’s increased AI spending, including $115 billion through 2029 and over $8 billion this year, supporting its ChatGPT model. She emphasized compute constraints from rising AI demand, prompting partnerships beyond Microsoft with Oracle, CoreWeave, and others. OpenAI is prebuilding infrastructure to meet future AI needs efficiently.