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CNBC Exclusive: Transcript: OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Speaks with CNBC’s Sara Eisen on “Squawk on the Street” Today

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CNBC Exclusive: Transcript: OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Speaks with CNBC’s Sara Eisen on “Squawk on the Street” Today

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Following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC exclusive interview with OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" (M-F, 9AM-12PM ET) today, Friday, November 6, live from Pebble Beach, CA. Following is video of the interview on CNBC.com: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/11/06/openai-cfo-sarah-friar-the-demand-for-ai-is-real.html. SARA EISEN: Welcome back to "Squawk on the Street." Voters sent a clear message in this year's midterm elections in favor of a pause on data center construction in states like Texas, Ohio, South Carolina, and Georgia. Democrats who campaigned on a data center pause not only won their races, but flipped seats held by Republicans. The nationwide rebuke causing investors to rethink financials behind the AI build-out. And joining me here now in Pebble Beach for a CNBC exclusive is OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar.

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