OpenAI’s CFO says firms using Chinese AI models are risking security - The Next Web

Sarah Friar, the chief financial officer of OpenAI, said at the International AI Summit in Dublin that businesses using low-cost Chinese AI models are taking a cybersecurity risk. She made the comments to Bloomberg TV at the summit on Wednesday. The Next Web reported her remarks under the headline "OpenAI's CFO says firms using Chinese AI models are risking security."

"We think you want to be on more Western models on the cyber front," Friar told Bloomberg TV. The report states that the risk she described applies to firms using low-cost Chinese models. The excerpt does not name specific Chinese models or the companies that develop them, does not identify businesses using them, and does not describe the security issue or issues Friar was referring to. It also gives no figures for cost, adoption, or market share.

Friar's remarks were made at the International AI Summit in Dublin and were reported by Bloomberg TV. The Next Web's report attributes the assessment to Friar. The excerpt does not state whether the comments came in a keynote, a panel, or an interview beyond the Bloomberg TV reference, and it does not indicate whether OpenAI published supporting material. It also includes no response from any Chinese model developer or from firms that use those models. Friar is identified in the report as OpenAI's chief financial officer.