'Safety' quietly became the strongest demand signal for compute, as OpenAI execs say alignment requires spending more
eyishazyer · x · 2026-09-16
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC growth opportunities are so large the priority is securing more compute to keep the flywheel spinning, while VP of Compute Strategy Sachin Katti argued the way to keep frontier models safe and aligned is by spending compute. The poster highlights the reversal: 'safety' used to be the reason to slow AI down; now it's the reason to buy more GPUs.
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