Investing.com —— OpenAI首席财务官Sarah Friar周五表示，尽管选民在周二的中期选举中反对数据中心，OpenAI将继续投资人工智能基础设施。
Investing.com -- OpenAI will continue to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure despite voter opposition to data centers in Tuesday's midterm elections, CFO Sarah Friar said Friday.
Friar在加利福尼亚州Pebble Beach举行的Citi TMT领导力峰会上对CNBC的Sara Eisen表示：“当我想到中期选举时，我需要继续思考如何持续投资以满足客户需求。这始于早期与所有超大规模云服务商建立了关系，并将继续意味着我们需要筹集资金。” 使用InvestingPro即时获取市场利好消息警报 —— 现享55%折扣。
"When I think about the midterms, I need to keep thinking about how do we keep investing to meet that customer demand," Friar told CNBC's Sara Eisen at the Citi TMT Leadership Summit in Pebble Beach, California. "It starts early with having built relationships with all of the hyperscalers, and it will continue to mean that we raise capital." Get instant alerts on market-moving headlines with InvestingPro — now 55% off.
根据Ballotpedia的分析以及CNBC周三收集的额外结果，周二选民在全美范围内否决了数据中心开发。在10个州的41项地方投票提案中，除了一项外，选民均支持限制措施或否决了支持开发的提案。美国民众担心潜在的环境危害、水电费上涨和失业。
Voters rejected data center development across the country on Tuesday. Out of 41 local ballot measures across 10 states, voters backed restrictions or rejected pro-development measures in all but one, according to an analysis by Ballotpedia and additional results gathered by CNBC on Wednesday. Americans grew worried about potential environmental harm, higher utility bills and job loss.
纳斯达克指数周四录得19个月来最大单日跌幅，由芯片制造商和与AI建设相关的新云公司股票下跌领跌。这些股票周五部分回升。
The Nasdaq on Thursday posted its steepest drop in 19 months, led by declines in chipmaker and neocloud company shares tied to AI buildout. The stocks recovered partially on Friday.
Friar表示，选举结果并未从根本上改变OpenAI的任何事项。该公司周四发布了一份政策蓝图和承诺，承诺未来将其应用于公司自有和运营的数据中心。
Friar said the election results did not dramatically change anything for OpenAI. The company published a policy blueprint and commitments on Thursday that it pledged to apply to company-owned and operated data centers in the future.
Friar表示：“如果中期选举意味着对数据中心和社区的关注度提高，我们将继续努力深入这些社区，并与它们建立信任。”
"If the midterm means more focus on data centers and communities, we're going to keep doing the work to get into those communities and to build trust with them," Friar said.
OpenAI于6月向美国证券交易委员会（SEC）秘密提交了招股说明书。Friar周五表示，公司将继续探讨2027年上市的可能性。OpenAI的主要竞争对手Anthropic计划于11月中旬在纳斯达克上市。
OpenAI filed its prospectus confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission in June. Friar said Friday the company would continue to look into a 2027 debut. Anthropic, OpenAI's main rival, aims to list on the Nasdaq in mid-November.
根据其招股说明书，Anthropic 今年前九个月的收入增长约 1,200%，达到 332 亿美元。该公司签署了采购承诺和租赁协议，总承诺支出约为 8,954 亿美元，绝大部分与算力和基础设施相关。
Anthropic's revenue in the first nine months of the year rose roughly 1,200% to $33.2 billion, according to its prospectus. The company entered into purchase commitments and lease agreements with an aggregate committed spend of about $895.4 billion, substantially all related to compute and infrastructure.
Friar 周五表示，OpenAI 正在洽谈融资，融资前估值为 12.5 亿美元。她表示，“优秀的 CFO 总是在能融到资的时候融资”，并称该轮融资正在进行中。
OpenAI is in talks to raise funding at a $1.25 billion pre-money valuation, Friar said Friday. She said "a good CFO always raises money when she can" and that the round is ongoing.
“AI 的需求是真实的，”Friar 说。“我认为没人会反驳这一点，即便有人反驳，我认为这也是一个注定失败的论点。”
"The demand for AI is real," Friar said. "I don't think anyone's arguing with that, or if they are, I think it's a losing argument."