OpenAI CEO Altman denies company is looking into government bailout

OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) CEO Sam Altman on Thursday shot down the idea that the company is seeking some kind of government guarantee to protect it against failure. In a lengthy post on X, Altman denied that OpenAI wants or is seeking government guarantees for its data centers, saying, "We believe that governments should not pick winners or losers, and that taxpayers should not bail out companies that make bad decisions or otherwise lose in the market." The post came after OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said that the com ...