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Sarah Friar, the company’s chief financial officer, mused about a “backstop” from the government during an appearance at the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live event earlier this month — comments she later walked back on LinkedIn.

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It was a similar argument that the Milei administration used to persuade the U.S. this year for a backstop.

In light of the federal government’s efforts to support the AI infrastructure buildout, Christine Ji looked into whether or not there may eventually be pressure for a government backstop for AI companies.

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In light of the federal government’s efforts to support the AI infrastructure buildout, Christine Ji looked into whether or not there may eventually be pressure for a government backstop for AI companies.

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How the U.S. government is backstopping the tech boom.

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