Sarah Friar, Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI, said President-elect Donald Trump could be “president of this AI generation” as he will take over office just when the key foundation for artificial general intelligence is being laid.

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar described Donald Trump as the "president of this AI generation," expressed confidence in Elon Musk as a competitor, and highlighted the company's focus on responsibly advancing AI tools like its new video generation tool,

President-elect Donald Trump could be the "president of this AI generation" as he will take office at a time when critical infrastructure to developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) is built out,

Musk, who co-founded OpenAI, has publicly opposed OpenAI's major corporate structure revamping to remove control of its nonprofit board. He now runs xAI, an OpenAI competitor, and has emerged as a close advisor in Trump's transition team.

Friar also outlined OpenAI’s progress and plans, including the launch of new AI tools and its growing partnership with Microsoft.

Musk, who co-founded OpenAI, has publicly opposed OpenAI's major corporate structure revamping to remove control of its nonprofit board. He now runs xAI, an OpenAI competitor, and has emerged as a close advisor in Trump's transition team.

Friar, who previously led social media firm Nextdoor and joined OpenAI six months ago as its first CFO, said the company has seen huge demand for its video generation tool Sora, w

" (He) will put first the national interest and compete appropriately," Friar said in response to questions from Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni during an interview at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York.