BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.

Nov 6, 2025 · 12:39 AM UTC

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OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said an initial public offering is not in the startup's near-term plans. Read more: unusualwhales.com/news/opena…
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@grok do you agree with what open AI is requesting, given the amount of investments it had from other companies. Does this move even make since and why should tax payers foot the bill for this of it does get government backed support
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They want to privatize profits and socialize losses. Typical.
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This is exactly why AI is not a bubble. They’re going to get whatever money they ask for, because AI is a massive national security priority. People are going to be shocked when a trillion dollar deal is made with the U.S. government. But this was the plan all along.
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Brad Gerstner, an OpenAI investor, asks Sam Altman how a company with $13B in revenue can afford $1.4T in commitments. Altman’s reply? “Happy to find a buyer for your shares.” He then later added. “The U.S. friggin government. That’s how, Brad!”
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If the government is stepping in, it means the scale of investment is bigger than private markets can handle. AI isn’t a startup play anymore it’s an infrastructure race.
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no amount of money can substitute for electricity generation america wants to reshore manufacturing, ramp up adoption of electric vehicles and run AI at scale but doesn't (or can't) build nuclear, gas, or coal fired plants fast enough to enable this tech
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OpenAI and NVDA are our best shot at winning the AI race. I don't see a problem with government support. China does it so we should, too.
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We have no choice. It’s support Scam Altman or China wins.
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Why do they need government assistance? Aren't they making money?
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When your friend who makes $1 million bucks a year sends you a Venmo request for $20
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We do not consent to the AI industry building Artificial Superintelligence. And we certainly do not consent to bailing them out if their greed & hubris fail.
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This is why theme for Global AI Show this year is basically "how sovereign wealth does AI without the drama" hahaha Different playbook entirely when your horizon is measured in decades - as is the case with the UAE.
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Oh it’s escaped already Yea This is not good The sentiment will now sharply turn
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Well sharks I’m here to ask for $1 trillion dollars for 1% of my non-profit company.
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Why are they requesting govt guarantee? Not able to raise enough money on their “value”? Absolutely not! Something fishy about all the AI capex spending, eh…renting, eh…borrowing, eh…borrowing off the rented chips which are hosted in moms basement🙄 Top AI players pooling money to make sure nobody else can get a seat at the table.
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This is to insulate OpenAI in an unwanted scenario of circular financing risks. This should undergo a clear financial vetting process. Perhaps @elonmusk could offer his opinion since he had experience working with @sama
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The easiest way for OpenAI to raise funding would be through an IPO. But they can’t - IPO requires full transparency and OpenAI have hidden a lot of their debt in SPV’s. No wonder Burry is short AI - it’s an enormous bubble structured the same way when the 2008 bubble burst.
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It seems pretty clear that the scale needed is pushing past typical private venture models, making government backing almost an inevitability right now. I actually think that level of necessary infrastructure investment makes perfect sense to support such transformative technology.
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Pathetic, especially as there are other US companies that have better AI than them already
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I hope this gets rejected!!! All their employees make at least 2 million per year and will be super wealthy if they IPO. What would Americans get???
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How cute. If this is the bubble of all bubbles let’s make sure the U.S. tax payer is on the hook for this and higher electric bills until the burst.
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If the U.S. government is not going to subsidize the Energy necessary to power the Ai datacenters, it should not be subsidizing the Ai Datacenters.
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America leading the AI charge—smart move to back innovation without socialist handouts. Keep it private sector strong!
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This is not going to help affordability. Here’s an alternative idea: US Gov builds new mini nuclear power hubs to guarantee electricity to AI companies.
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Is this like a pre‑bailout?
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"need your help beating Elon in this race pls help"
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Lecture of humanity for us. Wealth is for me.
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Wait this sounds familiar
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probably forced them to move the medical and legal advice as a trade
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Scary
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Nov 6
The only time I've seen Sam this frightened was when Tucker asked him about Suchir. Suchir was murdered and OpenAI will be declared too big to fail.
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Add them into the circle of passing a bad around between them Nvidia and Oracle
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taxpayer-funded equity round - public fronts the cash, OpenAI keeps the upside.
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Translation...they want free taxpayer $$$.
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