OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar tells CNBC she isn't worried about slowing AI development

OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar stated she is not concerned about slowing down frontier AI development (creating increasingly advanced AI systems), even as industry leaders like Dario Amodei and Sam Altman have agreed to calls for an industry-wide slowdown due to safety concerns. Friar emphasized that OpenAI will make investment decisions based on financial returns while being willing to pace development if researchers determine it is necessary for safety and alignment (ensuring AI systems behave as intended).