OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said the AI giant will continue to invest in data centers. Paulo Nunes dos Santos/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The 2026 midterms haven't changed OpenAI's IPO plans, OpenAI chief financial officer Sarah Friar says.

"Look, we are paid as operators to manage scenarios," Friar said on Friday during a live interview on CNBC. "I don't think there was something that dramatically changed for us."

Friar referred back to OpenAI's previous plans to target an IPO sometime next year. All eyes are on Anthropic , OpenAI's chief rival, and whether it will forge ahead with an IPO, perhaps as soon as this month.

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