OpenAI has asked the US government to provide a loan guarantee for its planned large-scale projects in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The company's CFO Sarah Fryar said this at a conference in the Wall Street Journal.
According to Fryar, government support would help OpenAI attract the "huge" investments required to expand its computing power and build new data centers. The government guarantee could allow the company to borrow more at lower interest rates.
According to the report, this is a rare initiative for technology companies in Silicon Valley. Such a guarantee mechanism would increase the number of investors hesitant to finance risky projects, since in case of default the government would cover the losses.
OpenAI's appeal was made against the background of the rapidly increasing costs of the company. In 2025 alone, the ChatGPT creator signed infrastructure contracts worth $ 1 trillion. Analysts, however, are raising questions about how such a large investment will be repaid.
OpenAI currently has annual revenue of about $13 billion and an operating loss of $8 billion. However, the company's CEO, Sam Altman, has said that revenues are "higher" and that "even critics will not give up OpenAI shares."
In October 2025, OpenAI changed its structure to a commercial model, dividing it into two parts: the OpenAI Foundation (a non-profit) and the OpenAI Group (a public benefit corporation). After that, there were reports that the company might go public in 2027.
Sarah Fryar, however, said that OpenAI does not plan an IPO in the near future - the main priority is research and technological development, not the company's profitability.
